Moving to seattle soon! Lots of Questions!

[mhays25]

Those are all good spots or decent spots.

Some like Ballard, Fremont, and Capitol Hill are established neighborhoods. Anywhere in Belltown is an easy walk into Downtown proper.

20th & Dravus is an interesting idea including a walkable supermarket and good bus service on 15th, but you're next to a train yard.

[KonaldDuth]

Living in Seattle Proper along major bus lines does not necessarily make your average commute time small. I have coworkers who commute from Kirkland to SLU area and say it only takes them 20 minutes consistently, whereas I live about 4 miles away from work and along several major bus lines and at least once per week itll take 60+ minutes to get home due to traffic on the dreaded Mercer Street or buses being too full to take more passengers or the Fremont Bridge breaking down (common). Seattle rush hour is a complete ****show.

[tobester]

Originally Posted by KonaldDuth

Living in Seattle Proper along major bus lines does not necessarily make your average commute time small. I have coworkers who commute from Kirkland to SLU area and say it only takes them 20 minutes consistently, whereas I live about 4 miles away from work and along several major bus lines and at least once per week itll take 60+ minutes to get home due to traffic on the dreaded Mercer Street or buses being too full to take more passengers or the Fremont Bridge breaking down (common). Seattle rush hour is a complete ****show.

You can't drive your own car from Kirkland to SLU in 20 minutes, so don't mislead. Do the folks from Kirkland somehow magically miss all Mercer Mess and full bus troubles you mention for Seattle commuters?

[semidevil]

Thanks for the replies. we definitely want a place that has a lower crime rate (car break ins, burglaries, etc etc), and can accept whatever the "average" is are for panhandlers and homelessness. Just don't want a hoard of them since we will be walking to and from bus stops for home/work.

We don't need to be near bars or anything specific. Established neighborhoods are good. If there are shops and food within walking distance with high foot traffic, that will be good. I heard parking is really hard so If I can eat out and window shop without driving, that will be nice

[Gardyloo]

I will comment on the 63rd and Roosevelt location. I live close by in the Ravenna neighborhood.

This is not in the University District but in the Roosevelt District, one of the areas the City has determined to be a higher density neighborhood.

At that location (and I think I know the property you're looking at) you're a block from a Whole Foods market, many cafes and pubs, and rapid bus transit to downtown. In a couple of years a light rail station will open two blocks from that corner with high-speed train service to downtown and the airport.

It's a safe and very convenient area; you can bike to Green Lake or the UW, and freeway access is close by, including HOV access to the reversible express lanes.

Of the places you listed, it would be my first choice.

[CrazyDonkey]

Look also at Lower Queen Anne (Uptown), which I think is preferable to and safer than Belltown:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3...?fullpage=true

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8...?fullpage=true

The Interbay/Magnolia area is subject to severe railyard noise - a better choice would be the west edge of Queen Anne Hill (much less rail noise, quiet otherwise and safe, but close in):

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...?fullpage=true

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...?fullpage=true

Also Green Lake, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant.

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by semidevil

Is the D-link reliable?

Congrats on your upcoming move! By "D-link," do you mean the RapidRide D line? If so, I ride it fairly often and it tends to be as reliable as any other bus. It also goes frequently, so that's a good thing. It gets really busy as it nears and leaves downtown and it's often standing room only during heavy commute times, but it gets you from place to place.

I would live in any of the places you listed if my budget allowed.

[American Expat]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Option B, skip the cesspool Seattle and live in Downtown Bellevue instead

Yeah that's probably the one I would choose. Queen Anne also good.