Best Towns in Washington?

[E30Kohl]

Gig Harbor!

[tonytony]

Kirkland since i sorta grew up there and remond, i'd say bellevue also but i think traffic there is worst than Portland.

[Jparkr]

Gig harbor, Bonny lake, or Bremerton

Gig harbor has tacoma,
Bonny lake has tacoma/puyallup/auburn
Bremerton has seattle 40 mins away by ferry

[StereoInstaller1]

Longveiw has nothing on Springtucky...I really wish someone would poison their supply

So far, Tacoma is really cool.

[nando]

Bellingham?

not unless you're a bored pot smoking hippy, or a college student..

[Mot]

not unless you're a bored pot smoking hippy, or a college student..

where do you fall into those chris ;)

[nando]

technically I don't live in bellingham, and my job isn't in city limits either. :p

[gwb72tii]

here are some things for you to consider
anything outside of King County/Seattle is less expensive and will have lower taxes
anything near Seattle is decidedly not "small town" ish. it's a freaking zoo traffic wise, far worse than the bay area
Gig Harbor/Fox Island are 45 minutes from Seattle, <20 minutes to Tacoma, and are actually small towns/communities. the new Narrows Bridge has eliminated traffic congestion to and from Tacoma.
Bellingham is cool also, but not close to a big city. it's 1.5 hrs to Seattle, 2 hrs to Vancouver BC.
I left california in 1979 due in part to real estate valuses and all the people. Fox Island for me at least is ideal; quite, rural, and affordable. Downtown Gig Harbor is an old fishing village that has shopping/cafes/wineshops, and is a very cool place to hang and have lunch/dinner on the water. It's like a small Sausalito. Gig HArbor North has the big box stores like Costco, Home Depot etc. The shopping area near Pt Fosdick has the most advanced digital movie theatres on the west coast, and a new upscale shopping like Chicos, and others (i don't shop but the wife does). So basically you have just about anything you need without going to the big cities, but those cities are close enough if you need/want to go there.
I have always lived near the water so the Puget Sound was a natural. If you have kids, the schools in Gig Harbor rank at the top in Wa state every year for academics. Plus it's against the law to belong to a gang in Gig Harbor. ;-p

[James Crivellone]

Nice places outside Seattle :

Woodinville, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish, Medina,Queen Anne Hill, Magnolia, Ballard, Freemont, Wallingford, Madison Park. or Redmond
Anywhere on the Eastside.......I know I'm going to get shit about my choices but these are all nice places outside the actual city of Seattle. I have not listed anywhere that is more than 30 minutes away.

Places to avoid::drink:

Everett, Tacoma, Lakecity, Seatac, Tukwila, Renton, Olympic Peninsula, Aberdeen, Forks, Vancouver anywhere south of Seattle.

Check out these interesting quote :

"Gilmartin says two other Washington cities , Forks and Vancouver, barely missed the cut. He calls Forks "a festering wound of a town", and Vancouver "methamphetamine junkie haven."

"True, some areas of Tacoma are nice, but one must be very careful, and I do not recommend Tacoma to anyone first moving to our area unless they first talk to someone there they trust."

Here's a link to some info on Best/Worst in Wa: Click me NOW!!

90% of Seattle/Bellevue residents hate the south end for no reason whatsoever.. Although to be honest, most fail to realize that life exists south of Sea-Tac Airport.

Tacoma and the surrounding areas are fine, and cheaper

[cramer]

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Places to avoid::drink:

anywhere south of Seattle.

:roll:

Do you ever come out from under your rock?

And for those mentioning Gig Harbor... very nice area but don't forget to mention people have to cross the Narrows Bridge to get to civilization (toll bridge that keeps going up... what's it now $4?)

[backtrail69]

Bellingham?

+1 I love it up here.

[backtrail69]

not unless you're a bored pot smoking hippy, or a college student..

You are just bitter cus you have lived here your whole life...

[318isbmw]

Grew up in Kent, great memories, and my family is still all there. Great times and a great place, lots of hicks though, but if your friends w/ em all from school it works out great.

[nando]

You are just bitter cus you have lived here your whole life...

haha, I've lived in worse places.. I actually did live in aberdeen from 1980-1982.

[eric (^__^)]

olympia blows stay away