Worst Places to Live in Washington Damnit!!!

Everett was Boeing Tough and booming back when I was born in the 1970s.

Haven’t lived there since I was 5.

Vanilla Sky

Everett sucks because it's in the convergence zone and rains more there than 20 miles south or north. Lynnwood thru Everett is miserable rain, and now overcrowded.

8 thru 10 should be 1 thru 3.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047653#Comment_2047653

… about 8 through 10.

agree about the convergence zone. very true and very poorly understood.

houseofpain247

Dang. I've lived in Yakima, Spokane, and Centralia. Not doing well here.

I’m on the board for Yakima (shit hole, but baseball), Spokane (loved it in the summers for golf), and Bremerton currently. It is a shithole, but while my address is Bremerton, I live in unincorporated Kitsap County, which is not a shithole…

PurpleThrobber

Moses Lake's omission is evident.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047683#Comment_2047683

tell me more about this. Waterfront?

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047687#Comment_2047687

We looked hard at waterfront, but the taxes were a no go for us. View of inlet and Rainier, about 380’ above sea level. Absolutely stunning sun rises…

chuck

The people that made that list haven't been to central and Eastern Washington. The list would be full long before you get to anything that made their list. Even Bremerton wouldn't make it.

I guess there was a population threshold, but come on. Never heard of Ephrata, Sunnyside, Grandview, Toppenish, Goldendale,...?

Imagine living west and of the crest. Christ.

LebamDawg

I ~~grew up~~ spent my youth in south Seattle - not many shit holes worse than that area. Leaving Seattle off the list means the list was made by people who would have a major cardiac event reading the Tug

Edit: Add Renton

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047717#Comment_2047717

Huh?

Unincorporated Kitsap is pretty decent for the most part. I'm just outside of Olalla. Bremerton definitely sucks, but I think that city is going to change a lot over the next 20 years.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047724#Comment_2047724

Interesting area there. I've given some thought to selling out of Seattle and buying somewhere in that general vicinity. Gig Harbor, etc. I like Vashon but have a problem with being on an island when I don't really have to be. It can be a pain in the ass. Love Orcas but no fucking way.

Agree with your take on Bremerton. Part of my thought process is that in 20 years anywhere near water on Puget Sound will be untouchable. Still some good value to be found in Mason County @dflea . I like Budd, Totten and Eld inlets. Don't know the other inlets as well but suspect there's a lot of good opportunity there.

All the shit talk about Seattle aside, and I really don't care or take it personally, but with all it's flaws it is a stunning city that offers a shit ton and I would like to have reasonable access to it. O-Town / Gig Harbor distance would be about the limit. So figuring out something around the Sound that is an easy trip to the city would be ideal.

The other consideration is the kids. If one of them ever needs to live here to work, it would be nice to maintain a Seattle residence for them to use. It's going to be like San Fran here pretty soon, where if you don't have a legacy real estate asset you're not going to get one unless you are a big money person.

Analysis paralysis.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047732#Comment_2047732

¡Fiesta en Ciudad de Mattawa!

haie

Please move to Harstene Island and push out one of the Olds so that me and my dad have one less person telling us what to do with our own property.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047723#Comment_2047723

The rain, guy. Shit’s narsty.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047686#Comment_2047686

No Pasco?

The Tri-Cities snub should not be tolerated.

DerekJohnson

Moses Hole as someone once called it

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047740#Comment_2047740

Yeah it sucks. Shoutout to the Olympics rain shadow on the peninsula. Still a lot of grey.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047732#Comment_2047732

Bremerton and Port Orchard have the ferry to downtown and West Seattle, but they're so unreliable and if you can't get reliable boat service the drive all the way around is nuts. I used to be a ferry commuter for about 1.5 years and then covid happened and I moved on to a new employer before the fast foot ferry came online. There was a part of the commute by ferry that was actually pretty enjoyable. Having the ferry available to take a tourist day into Seattle is a nice convenience, though.

Vashon would be miserable because of having to rely on the ferry service for basically everything.The terminal at Fauntleroy is hell if you're driving on.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047786#Comment_2047786

Also, Gig Harbor is okay if you don't mind everything closing by 9 pm and being the freshman team version of Edmonds.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Lots of Croatians around Gig Harbor.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047768#Comment_2047768

West Pasco is nice.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047858#Comment_2047858

Here’s my top 10:

Taholah

Mattawa

Raymond

Parkland

SeaTac

Tukwila

Mabton

Wapato

Connell

Granger

chuck

Wapato was the other town I was trying to remember.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047858#Comment_2047858

Pe-Ell or GTFO.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047951#Comment_2047951

Not in the bottom 10. Jones Creek Brewing by itself is enough to keep it out of the bottom 10.

Comments

Everett was Boeing Tough and booming back when I was born in the 1970s.

Haven’t lived there since I was 5.

Vanilla Sky

Everett sucks because it's in the convergence zone and rains more there than 20 miles south or north. Lynnwood thru Everett is miserable rain, and now overcrowded.

8 thru 10 should be 1 thru 3.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047653#Comment_2047653

… about 8 through 10.

agree about the convergence zone. very true and very poorly understood.

houseofpain247

Dang. I've lived in Yakima, Spokane, and Centralia. Not doing well here.

PurpleThrobber

Moses Lake's omission is evident.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047683#Comment_2047683

tell me more about this. Waterfront?

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047687#Comment_2047687

We looked hard at waterfront, but the taxes were a no go for us. View of inlet and Rainier, about 380’ above sea level. Absolutely stunning sun rises…

chuck

The people that made that list haven't been to central and Eastern Washington. The list would be full long before you get to anything that made their list. Even Bremerton wouldn't make it.

I guess there was a population threshold, but come on. Never heard of Ephrata, Sunnyside, Grandview, Toppenish, Goldendale,...?

Imagine living west and of the crest. Christ.

LebamDawg

Edit: Add Renton

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047717#Comment_2047717

Huh?

Unincorporated Kitsap is pretty decent for the most part. I'm just outside of Olalla. Bremerton definitely sucks, but I think that city is going to change a lot over the next 20 years.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047724#Comment_2047724

Analysis paralysis.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047732#Comment_2047732

¡Fiesta en Ciudad de Mattawa!

haie

Please move to Harstene Island and push out one of the Olds so that me and my dad have one less person telling us what to do with our own property.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047723#Comment_2047723

The rain, guy. Shit’s narsty.

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047686#Comment_2047686

No Pasco?

The Tri-Cities snub should not be tolerated.

DerekJohnson

Moses Hole as someone once called it

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2047740#Comment_2047740

Yeah it sucks. Shoutout to the Olympics rain shadow on the peninsula. Still a lot of grey.