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Moving to Seattle
Matt_S
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Since there's a ton of Seattle people on these forums, I may get some good help with this.
I live about forty-five minutes away from Seattle, and I just started a job in downtown, so I have a lot more knowledge and experience with this than the average outsider, but I'm still curious from someone who has actually been in Seattle longer than I: where would be a good, yet affordable, place to live in Seattle? I make about 30k a year and I'm looking for a neighborhood that's affordable yet is nice and easy to get to downtown. So far, I think my best options are in Queen Anne or West Seattle.
If I could get a good appraisal about Seattle neighborhoods from someone who might recommend a good place to live, that would be great. Thanks!
I live about forty-five minutes away from Seattle, and I just started a job in downtown, so I have a lot more knowledge and experience with this than the average outsider, but I'm still curious from someone who has actually been in Seattle longer than I: where would be a good, yet affordable, place to live in Seattle? I make about 30k a year and I'm looking for a neighborhood that's affordable yet is nice and easy to get to downtown. So far, I think my best options are in Queen Anne or West Seattle.
If I could get a good appraisal about Seattle neighborhoods from someone who might recommend a good place to live, that would be great. Thanks!
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Honestly, anything south of Northgate or so is pretty fantastically easy to get downtown from via bus or car.
Queen Anne is easy to get to and from--there's a major bus stop down there that has about five different routes going all over the city--but the top of the hill is costly. Very costly. You're better off sticking with Lower Queen Anne for affordability, though it's not as posh.
Capitol Hill can go all over the map. Sure, there are studio apartments for $900 there, but if you look hard enough you can find some great deals. And you ain't closer to downtown than Capitol Hill. And while it's still relatively safe, the "niceness" factor might not your thing. If you have an issue with graffiti or drug addicts or litter or swarms of gay hipsters, then you'd be better off elsewhere.
Belltown is another anomaly--the condos are nice, but expensive. Street-level is still a swarm of bums, and the bar scene tends to turn violent every weekend around closing. It's close to downtown, but I wouldn't recommend it.
You might also check out Beacon Hill and First Hill, possibly the U-District. I'm casually browsing locations right now too, because in May three of my friends and myself are all going to find a big apartment or a house to rent together.
First Hill is just south of Capitol Hill, and therefore close to the southern end of downtown. Beacon Hill is south of First Hill (bisected by the International District), so it's not very close at all. Still, I suppose a 30-minute busride is still better than the current 45-minute commute.
I mean, Shoreline is just north of the city (I think Shoreline is considered a different city, anyhow). Green Lake, Wallingford, Fremont, Greenwood, Roosevelt, and First Hill are all within really easy busing distance of Downtown. Belltown is, like, right next door, as is Cap Hill.
You might want to look at the Bitter Lake/Haller Lake/Boradview/Pinehurst neighborhoods. Those are about as far north as you can get without going over. The city line is at 145th ST.