Anyone here from Pasco, WA area ?

[Montano]

Wondering what the area is like. Weather seems a bit cold in that part of the country, but apart from that how is the housing, schools, etc.. ?

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: Montano
Wondering what the area is like. Weather seems a bit cold in that part of the country, but apart from that how is the housing, schools, etc.. ?

The weather is quite a bit different than what you'll find on the west side of the state. It's much more extreme, and there's not nearly as much rain and the temperature isn't as moderate. Pasco freezes every winter and most of the time they'll get snow. The summers are usually hot and dry.

There is a large Latino population in Pasco, some of which is due to the large amount of migrant work available in the surrounding area.

Culturally, Eastern Washington is much more conservative than Western.

Oh, and I'm not from Pasco, but some college buddies were, and I've spent a lot of time there playing soccer and drinking beer and whatnot. =)

 

[Eos]

I'm moving there [Tri-Cities; Kennewick proper] Monday from Walla Walla.

Housing is cheap in Pasco. New homes range from $105k. Low median income for Pasco. Like $22k. 56% Hispanic, 52% caucasian back in 2000. Richland is a little more affluent, because most residents work at Hanford. Kennewick is right in the middle. There are Wikis about all three of them.

I don't have any input on schools. No kids.

 

[NorthRiver]

Pasco is dry, brown, hot, cold, dry, brown, and brown.

 

[FoBoT]

its a desert
i used to live about 60 miles NW of pasco

low humidity , hot summer, cold winter, little rain/snow

overall a good place to live, if you have a good job

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
its a desert
i used to live about 60 miles NW of pasco

low humidity , hot summer, cold winter, little rain/snow

overall a good place to live, if you have a good job

Ever thought you'd see, "The official ATOT Tri-Cities get together thread"?

 

[FoBoT]

i have an uncle in walla walla and a sister in yakima

 

[RFtesla]

The weather is extreme like someone pointed out. I go to school in Eastern Washington and the area is much more conservative than the Seattle area (no kidding). Housing should be fairly cheap due plenty of land on this side of the state. Pasco usually has a good high school football team, but I doubt you care about that.

 

[Montano]

Thanks for the great info. My son starts high school next year so a good football team is a plus
What is there to do for fun in/around the tri-cities ? How far is the closest major city ?
A google search for 'pasco, wa' brings up the city website and not much else......

 

[BoomerD]

heh...Pasco IS the closest "major city"...Otherwise, it's about 150 miles to Spokane, or ~300 to Seattle, ~250 to Portland Oregon. I lived just outside Pasco for a couple of years...about 25 yrs ago. It's been pretty accurately described above...brown and hot in the summer, brown and cold in the winter, often with a dusting of snow. CAN get pretty cold...(-20 is common) Good hunting and fishing in the immediate area. Otherwise, it's not exactly a hotbed of cultural activity...

 

[Montano]

Man, I live in a city of nearly 1 million people now.... Pasco has like 40,000.

 

[Eos]

Ahem. 137 to Spokane, 215 to Seattle and 216 to Portland, according to google maps.

Seattle and Portland are just over 3 hours driving distance.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: eos
Ahem. 137 to Spokane, 215 to Seattle and 216 to Portland, according to google maps.

Seattle and Portland are just over 3 hours driving distance.

Yeah, OK, just guessing about Seattle/Portland. I used to make the drive to Spokane all the time...it's where my wife & I were from.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: eos
Ahem. 137 to Spokane, 215 to Seattle and 216 to Portland, according to google maps.

Seattle and Portland are just over 3 hours driving distance.

Yeah, OK, just guessing about Seattle/Portland. I used to make the drive to Spokane all the time...it's where my wife & I were from.

Portland can seem like 300. The river is nice to look at, but christ does it just drag on and on and on...

 

[BlancoNino]

I live in Wenatchee. Weather is cold in the winter (sometimes gets below 0), and hot in the summer (usually in the 90's and 100's). It's the ideal 4-season area and the fall is beautiful and so is the spring during apple blossom.

Oh, and the population of pasco is maybe 35,000, but really you have to measure the whole tri-cities population since they are crammed together and basically make one big city of about 125,000+ people. That's not too bad.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
I live in Wenatchee. Weather is cold in the winter (sometimes gets below 0), and hot in the summer (usually in the 90's and 100's). It's the ideal 4-season area and the fall is beautiful and so is the spring during apple blossom.

Oh, and the population of pasco is maybe 35,000, but really you have to measure the whole tri-cities population since they are crammed together and basically make one big city of about 125,000+ people. That's not too bad.

Do you take advantage of the abundant fiber internet up there?

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
I live in Wenatchee. Weather is cold in the winter (sometimes gets below 0), and hot in the summer (usually in the 90's and 100's). It's the ideal 4-season area and the fall is beautiful and so is the spring during apple blossom.

Oh, and the population of pasco is maybe 35,000, but really you have to measure the whole tri-cities population since they are crammed together and basically make one big city of about 125,000+ people. That's not too bad.

Do you take advantage of the abundant fiber internet up there?

You know, I don't. I live with my parents and before fiber was available in my area of the town, my parents wanted broadband internet so they signed a deal with charter cable. Charter has been pretty good (way better than comcast), but someday I'd like to get fiber. Thank you for not asking a question about apples.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino

Originally posted by: eos

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
I live in Wenatchee. Weather is cold in the winter (sometimes gets below 0), and hot in the summer (usually in the 90's and 100's). It's the ideal 4-season area and the fall is beautiful and so is the spring during apple blossom.

Oh, and the population of pasco is maybe 35,000, but really you have to measure the whole tri-cities population since they are crammed together and basically make one big city of about 125,000+ people. That's not too bad.

Do you take advantage of the abundant fiber internet up there?

You know, I don't. I live with my parents and before fiber was available in my area of the town, my parents wanted broadband internet so they signed a deal with charter cable. Charter has been pretty good (way better than comcast), but someday I'd like to get fiber. Thank you for not asking a question about apples.

Oh, I know about apples.

 

[Montano]

I'd be taking a $10K pay cut to move there, but the cost of housing is about 1/2 of what it is here in Cali. I'm not sure it would be worth it........

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: Montano
I'd be taking a $10K pay cut to move there, but the cost of housing is about 1/2 of what it is here in Cali. I'm not sure it would be worth it........

We just bought an 1800 sq ft, brand new home for $191k in Kennewick. It was my favorite out of the 3 cities.

You can get a lot of house for under $275k. $10k a year is $833 a month. Plan well and please overpay so the prices continue to rise...

 

[Montano]

I paid $320K for my house a couple years ago, so I could cut my mortgage in half which would cover the $833.

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: Montano
I paid $320K for my house a couple years ago, so I could cut my mortgage in half which would cover the $833.

There ya go.

See ya soon!

 

[Montano]

What's the coldest it gets over there ? I see ranges from 0 to -20 ??

 

[Rudy Toody]

I live in Seattle, but I have been to the Tri-Cities. In fact, I spent a year there one night.

 

[compuwiz1]

Cloudy 24°F

Hi/Low: 33°/24°

BTW, why are you considering there?

What do you do?

And if you are trying to get out of Cali, hell yes, do it! It will do wonders for your sanity.

Summer there does like Sacramento, hot as hell, from about june 15th on. Not as much humidity. I would give my left nut to get out of Cali, just to be back in Kennewick. I simply cannot afford to move, or I'd be back there, in a heartbeat.

Housing?
Do a research on my old house.
I bought it in 1988, or 1989, can't remember.

The address was:
2002 S. Taft
Kennewick, Wa 99337

I bought it for $79,000

I miss my $624 payment. I pay twice that for rent, here in Cali, and I get a crappy 2Br apt.