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Seattle has become one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Throw in the awful weather and this should be an easy win for North Carolina.
Seattle is not one of the most dangerous places in the country. That crown belongs to Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, etc. Seattle is in the same class with Boston and Portland in terms of safety IMO. Although for conservative ideas, then sure Seattle may qualify for that standard
Seattle is not one of the most dangerous places in the country. That crown belongs to Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, etc. Seattle is in the same class with Boston and Portland in terms of safety IMO. Although for conservative ideas, then sure Seattle may qualify for that standard
Wow, if one is comparing one's safety to Portland OR of all places, then one should be terrified.
Seattle has a tiny murder rate vs. much of the US (though it's high by the standards of most of the first world).
I never feel unsafe at all. I'm a guy though.
Seattle proper just misses being in that tier of the safest US cities (violent crime rate is still significantly higher than San Diego, San Jose, etc.) but it is very much right there in the tier just below those places and worlds away from being among the most dangerous cities in the US. Stop watching Fox News.
Yes, Seattle offers a higher teacher salary than North Carolina. I just do not know if it all works out to be somewhat the same when you include other living expenses. I've heard you need to make about 80,000 to live well in Seattle. That is more than, I think, the Triangle requires. There are a lot of variables that impact the salary like district and if the school is public or not.
You need to make more than $80k to live well in Seattle. $130k will do you decently but you won’t be a home owner, that doesn’t happen until north of maybe $175k.
If budget is an issue, RTP easily, do not go to Seattle if you’re concerned about finances period. The only issue is you will have to deal with pollen.
Seattle proper just misses being in that tier of the safest US cities (violent crime rate is still significantly higher than San Diego, San Jose, etc.) but it is very much right there in the tier just below those places and worlds away from being among the most dangerous cities in the US. Stop watching Fox News.
You don't need Fox to reach the conclusion that Seattle has become deadly. Watch the national news. Look at videos on social media.
My biggest issue with the Triangle is you really are not that close to Mountains. It's a good 3-4 hours away to any good hikes. Pilot Mountain may be the closest and that is about 2 hours from Raleigh. Raleigh is a great place to live, super livable. But it's a bit flat I think.
My biggest issue with the Triangle is you really are not that close to Mountains. It's a good 3-4 hours away to any good hikes. Pilot Mountain may be the closest and that is about 2 hours from Raleigh. Raleigh is a great place to live, super livable. But it's a bit flat I think.
Most of the Triangle is long, gently rolling hills at the eastern end of the Piedmont. Certainly there are flatter areas, and it's going to be much flatter than the general Seattle area with much less variation in elevation. Many of the major roads have flattened the terrain, but the legacy nature of the actual terrain are retained in areas like Wade Ave. in Raleigh, which goes up and down these rolling hills.
The biggest disconnect for the OP is going to be the pollen. Like the majority of the east coast, the Triangle is not immune to pollen, and the dump it gets each Spring in April (from the pine trees) can look apocalyptic for a few weeks.
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