Locals: Help us find a new place to live!

[textualdeviance]

So, as I've mentioned, one of the key reasons we're moving is to get somewhere closer to real civilization again. We're way too far up in the North Boonies right now. It's not that Mill Creek is a bad neighborhood or anything, it's just way the hell out of the way for just about everyone we know, which is seriously of the suck.

Seattle proper isn't an option for us for reasons of commute, newer construction and pricing. Bellevue and Redmond are out of the question on pricing, too. Mercer Island, of course, would be ideal, but as I have yet to strike it big as a webcam whore, that's out of the question.

For the most part, the further out we go, the cheaper things are, but the more likely it is we're just trading one set of boonies for another. Question is: Where is that line?

This is where you come in!

I've narrowed our possible choices down to the following areas. For the first poll, check as many as you think are reasonably close. For the second, check as many as you think are too far away. As in, if you were contemplating a visit, you might think, "Ugh. I don't want to go all the way out THERE."

I can't guarantee that we'll necessarily end up in the place that gets the most positive votes, but it'll certainly help us narrow down our search radius.

[Poll #1398762]

Comments

[havdrake.livejournal.com]

Hmm, okay, well I am looking at this completely selfishly. From the perspective of someone who lives on the west side, east is hard, no matter how you look at it. You either have to climb your way north and then come down 405 or go south til you come up 405 (depending on where you are off of 405. 520 is such a pain, I would mostly prefer to drive around than deal with it. 90 is generally less of a problem (at least until they start the tolling)so my first choice of the options listed would be renton, then second anything along 90.

Then again, I would probably drive anywhere (even if I was whining about it) so that I could see you.. cuz you know... I need to see you sometimes!

[textualdeviance.livejournal.com]

Then again, I would probably drive anywhere (even if I was whining about it) so that I could see you.. cuz you know... I need to see you sometimes!

Oh, cool! I guess that means we can move to Hawaii! Although, the drive might get a little damp... ;P

<3

Also, we're hoping to get a place that has a nice little guest suite, which will always be yours if you ever need it. :)