Living in Seattle

What actually changes once you live in Seattle full time: high housing costs tied to the tech industry, genuinely gray winters, real I-5 corridor traffic, and no state income tax to offset it all.

• What are the pros and cons of living in Seattle? Seattle: great if you can handle the gray and the cost.
• How does the cost of living in Seattle compare to what people expected? Seattle costs more than people expected, especially housing.
• What do people who moved to Seattle wish they'd known first? The rain is real, but the gloom is worse.

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