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Should I move to Seattle?

Know a family that lives out on Vashon Island that has 22 kids. Stay away.... far away.... Seattle might be just far enough away from there.
 
Seattle is an excellent place, I've lived there for more than 3 years. I think its more culturally diverse and from my personal experience I found that people were much more respectful and accepting there (compared to Utah). The parks are just amazing, and the fresh air is lively and healthy. Your skin and your lungs will feel much better. Education over there is also very good, even though I lived in the ghetto. I remember field trips every month and we had music lessons with very nice equipment in the 1st grade. I also had free personal tutors every weekend. My school gave me free seahawk and sonic tickets as well. So the things that stood out the most to me is the lovely atmosphere, the people, and public education. Once in a while you get sick of the grey skies, but overall it is a very beautiful place, please move there if you can afford it.
 
I went to Seattle for vacation once a few years ago. Both at the time and looking back, I feel like it's possibly my favorite city. I'm sure time has helped increase those feelings, but even at the time I thought what an amazing city it was. I loved the layout, things to do, etc. I had such an amazing visit.

Of course, living there would be different and I did go during August. I'm not sure I could handle the lack of sunshine throughout the late fall/winter. I would highly recommend it depending on how well you like your current job/city.

Great post. I (and my wife and daughter) have been living - for the time being - in a great city called Santa Clarita, which is 35 miles NE of Los Angeles...
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MAGIC MOUNTAIN! Santa Clarita really seems to be booming lately in population. Aren't there a ton of Mormons up there too due to cheaper housing, etc.? That's what I've heard. I live almost exactly 35 miles SE of you.
 
Move to Seattle if you like moss growing on everything that holds still for longer than 5 minutes, and enjoy not seeing the sun for months at a time, and don't mind walking around in a light misty rain all the time, even when the sun is shining. Almost as bad as Portland but not quite.
 
By far the nicest major city in the US. Incredibly beautiful place and the summers are magnificent. All these rain comments are way overblown. It is overcast frequently but the summer weather is fabulous. With regard to the precipitation, it mists but does not rain nearly as much as other places in the US. Many US cities get more annual precipitation than Seattle. Places like Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Cleveland, Montgomery, Shreveport, etc... Seattle is an absolutely beautiful place. Cost of living is not bad. Housing is still doable. This isn't like the San Francisco area where a starter home in a decent city on the Peninsula goes for a $1,000,000.
 
Thanks for all the replies. We love visiting there, but we love Utah as well (just got home from Oregon today). Why are big boy decisions so hard?
 
green said:
Thanks for all the replies. We love visiting there, but we love Utah as well (just got home from Oregon today). Why are big boy decisions so hard?
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They become easier after you make one.

Fwiw, my greatest joy aside from my family has been sharing new experiences, together, as a family.
 
If your kids are young I would say go for it. Every person I've ever met that moved as a teen never really got over it. I have a cousin who moved to Seattle she's mormon, has young kids and loves it there. I think the similar values thing is a little silly, of course there are moral sober people in Seattle. As far as finding friends I think it will wholly depend on the personalities of your children. I was never really good at making friends as a kid because I'm a very introverted person my daughter, on the other hand, is so outgoing she makes friends wherever she goes.
 
Mr. McGibblets said:
MAGIC MOUNTAIN! Santa Clarita really seems to be booming lately in population. Aren't there a ton of Mormons up there too due to cheaper housing, etc.? That's what I've heard. I live almost exactly 35 miles SE of you.
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No such thing as cheaper housing unless you head further north to Palmdale or Lancaster...and you only do that if you have a CWP.

So are you talking Glendale or further south into the downtown LA area, Mr. McGibblets?
 
Magic Mountain is like South Central with roller coasters and hills. Just beautiful. I'm pretty sure you get initiated into a gang and a STD just by being there.
 
Thanks for the laughs. Yes, life can be preferable when you are with people who have similar interests to you, but the point was that you said you were LDS and concerned that by moving from Utah because you were going to no longer be around people of similar values. One's religion does not dictate the individual's values in any way. That is about one's personal character inside them and not about what they are told at church. Many of the better people I know are Mormon, but many of the worst people I know are as well. I think no more or less of anyone based on their religion, race, educational level, job, what message board they post on or any other means of segregating society. There are great people of all backgrounds all over. If you go into a situation assuming people have lower values, you will probably miss out on a lot of great relationships.
 
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