Living outside the city - Seattle: Which suburb? (and why!)?

Where you may want to live will depend to a large degree on where you need to go for work or school. Traffic in the greater Seattle area is very congested, so unless you want to spend 2+ hours commuting, it is a good idea to limit your search to an area within a few miles of the place(s) you will need to go to regularly. For example If you have a job (or school) in the north end of Seattle, stick to looking for housing toward the north.

Here are some possible areas that are nice but where you may find something in your price range: Bothell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothell,_Wa Edmonds: http://www.squidoo.com/mukilteo-lighthou... Mukilteo: http://www.squidoo.com/mukilteo-lighthou... If you will need to commute to the south end of Seattle, take a look at DesMoines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Moines,_Wa Renton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renton,_Wa Kent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Wa The best place to get an idea of what is housing is available is to search on Seattle/Tacoma Craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/search/apa/sno?bedrooms=3&hasPic=1&maxAsk=1400&srchType=T.

Redmond-Bellevue is a beautiful area! However... beware of Renton (its in the "rainer valley" area, which is notorious for crime). I don't think Everett is THAT bad, it does have its good and bad points.

Personally, I would avoid the Tacoma area like the black plague. South and East Tacoma are just areas you simply do not go unless you HAVE to. Lakewood area included.

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