What is it like to live in Seattle, Washington? -

I was offered a job there for when I graduate college, so I may end up moving there. I ve been researching the area, and it looks beautiful, but it seems to be an expensive place to live. I currently live in a southern suburb of Chicago, just so you know haha What are your thoughts on moving to the Northwest??

No state income taxQuite a few days of drizzle but overall rain amounts are lower than MiamiWinters are mild, snowstorms rareFairly cosmopolitan but not like New York or LondonVery activist local and state government that likes to make regulations (some good, some bad, some well intentioned but bad)Reasonably good public transportation but not the world s bestSlightly higher educational levelCrime is not too bad compared with other U.S. citiesAverage rent is slightly higher but the range is lower. East of N. Michigan Ave. is expensive but there aren t too many places like that in Seattle. There aren t so many crime ridden housing projects like Chicago.Summers are usually not hot.Old people to young people ratio is average. Not just old people like some decaying cities.Better availability of crab and salmon.Some people are anti-car and purposely want traffic jams and vote for projects that cause this. For example, the main interstate has few lanes near downtown under the convention center on purpose.Skiing is not too far away.For a change, Vancouver is not too far away. Mount Rainier is close by.If you want to go to graduate school, the University of Washington has some good departments but there is only one school, not like Chicago where there s Northwestern and University of Chicago.