Hello! I'm planning to move to Washington State and have been debating on the area to live in. How important do y'all think living in a commutable distance to Seattle is as a software engineer?

I currently work a remote position, but am worried where I live could limit me in the future if I decided to look for a new role. I'm hoping to stay a mostly remote employee, but also recognize that the field is shifting back to in office.

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Similar situation, similar thoughts, but I’m leaving Washington. Bellevue was 4k a month for a 1 bedroom apartment with parking. Near the Oregon border you work remote on the Washington side but you can cross into Oregon for no sales tax. Job market isn’t as good in Vancouver/Portland though. I went rural paid off a place. I can go anywhere and it’s a couple hundred a month for heat/taxes. Sometimes I leave for 6 months or a year for work or whatever. I couldn’t save any money living near Seattle. My friends that do well are dual high income.

I don’t think you need to be in any specific state - but be around a metro area. I work a lot with software engineers. Many live in WA state like you noted but some live near Denver, Co - Columbus, OH - Austin, TX - and Minneapolis, MN.

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