For a long time now I've been aiming to get back to the California coast (I lived in various places up and down the state back around the forging of the Great Rings of Power). With both the global economic problems and Californians chronic inability to get their budgetary shit together I don't think now is a good time to return. This has been confirmed by fellow techs (I work in technology) on other boards, so I recently turned my sights on Seattle. After a week of scanning the real estate ads on craiglist I have come to this conclusion: HOLY GOD IS SEATTLE EXPENSIVE
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I'm currently paying ~$650/month for a one-bedroom apartment in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver. A similar situation in the symmetrically-named Capitol Hill area of Seattle would likely cost me 50-100% more. Since my price ceiling is about $850 I need to find out where I should be looking. With that in mind, what neighborhoods should I target and which should I avoid? What areas are closest to local tech centers? I really don't care about living in the 'cool' areas or about having a showcase apartment but I don't want to live next door to a meth den either. So long as I'm not living in a cockroach colony, a closet, a dungeon, or a neighborhood where I have to worry about stray bullets I'm perfectly content.
Can anybody steer me right?
edit- I work in technology and would like to know your opinion of the local job market as well.
I'm currently paying ~$650/month for a one-bedroom apartment in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver. A similar situation in the symmetrically-named Capitol Hill area of Seattle would likely cost me 50-100% more. Since my price ceiling is about $850 I need to find out where I should be looking. With that in mind, what neighborhoods should I target and which should I avoid? What areas are closest to local tech centers? I really don't care about living in the 'cool' areas or about having a showcase apartment but I don't want to live next door to a meth den either. So long as I'm not living in a cockroach colony, a closet, a dungeon, or a neighborhood where I have to worry about stray bullets I'm perfectly content.
Can anybody steer me right?
edit- I work in technology and would like to know your opinion of the local job market as well.
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