Hello all. I have landed a job in Seattle. I wanted to know your input in finding a place to rent in Seattle. I learned from Reddit that I should avoid Tacoma. However, I’m looking for more tips on how to find a place and how far from Seattle is too far. As a follow-up question, how to find a place not very expensive that is safe and is near a market where groceries are not expensive. What I mean by the latter is that some big name stores are more experience.
Edit to add: Commute. Best commute would be a bus or walk or skates? at or less than 45mins. Still best commute would be bicycle ride at 30-50mins (10ish mph). OK but could be better commute would be 1 to 1.25hrs commute doing the same. OK commute would be 1 or 1.25 hr drive commute. Anything over that 1.5 drive would be bad commute. Good commute would be 30mins drive. Anything near and over 2hr would have to be very cheap on rent, groceries,
Work. East Seattle. Not far from I90
Desired location. East of Seattle. Maybe one hour drive give or take.
Edit2 to clarify location: I think I have enough information from the comments. Thank you so much everyone. As for location not making sense said one user, it’s actually Bellevue. I said Seattle since it’s easy to remember. Some comments already recommended locations that would work for commuting to Belleville. Thanks again everyone for the information given.
how far from Seattle is too far
That’s the central question, and it’s a question you need to ask yourself. Is your job in downtown Seattle? Are you planning to get a car? How much time do you want to spend commuting each day?
We’re going to need more specifics. Where are you working or planning to work? What kind of neighborhood are you looking for? The Seattle area is very diverse, from one neighborhood to the next you’ll find a wide variety of housing, density, accessibility, entertainment, services, and community. We can help you find the right fit but we need to know what you want.
Just kinda stumbled upon this; why avoid Tacoma?
Idk. I was told to avoid it, unless I like to hear gunshots.
Idk. I was told to avoid it, unless I like to hear gunshots.
People who say that tend to be people who don’t ever visit Tacoma and don’t know what they’re talking about.
A counterpoint is this article that came out yesterday, listing Tacoma as the third-best place to live in the country (according to Bankrate.com): https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-named-best-places-live/281-53273688-2959-4ea0-ad45-46a48331084eEvery big city has crime. The Seattle metro area is safer than most.
