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It’s a very high cost of living city, so be prepared for expensive food, expensive housing, and expensive recreation. The city is grey from October to July, but the core summer months are gorgeous. FYI 12/10 to 1/10 there’s like 6 hours of daylight. People from the area decently friendly in person but won’t engage with you socially. It’s called the Seattle freeze. If you don’t have a built in social circle already in place, Be prepared to be extra out going and join tons of social clubs to over come this.
Hurdles would be excessive rain (and lack of sunshine which weighs heavily on mental health); overrun with tech bros; overpriced rent and cost of goods; and I think just culturally it's become less interesting since places like Amazon moved here. But I still love the city and how close we are to so many amazing natural landmarks. The San Juan islands are amazing, I'd live there if I could
Seattle downtown or Eastside or where? It’s a huge area. Where you live makes a difference. And there is no ‘best area’ i.e. what’s best depends on you.
Making friends can be hard sometimes. I’ve been here almost a year; moved without knowing anyone. I’ve since met people, making friends from activities I enjoy and seeing those people regularly.
I’m slowly making connections… I’ve met some very welcoming people but connecting was the biggest hurdle to overcome. Being introduced and getting to know them helped a lot.
As someone who moved here (one way ticket with job offer and hadn't visited before) and feel like this is my forever place.... I would humbly suggest finding a neighborhood aligned with your preferred living style. Do you commute, work from home, own a car/ want easy parking, want something walkable to restaurants/ bar, what is your degree of comfort with open drug use / homelessness, proximity/ ease to the airport or travel, cost of living, etc?
Then... I guess what hurtles are non negotiable/ undesirable to you and what aren't?
I moved from the midwest and rented an entire house for 850 in a lovely/ public transit, bar, restaurant, grocery accessible/ safe neighborhood to the Hill for $2400. Personally, I'm quite happy because my non negotiables aren't an issue.
So many different vibes and spots... hope Seattle is "your" place.