Tri-cities V. Yakima (Seattle, Kennewick, West Valley: crime rate, houses, neighborhood)

[whitechillin]

Originally Posted by GameHog9

TC has a population of 170,000 while Yak has 80,000

We have few more stores like Staple, Kohls, and Sonic, plus the Mall is bigger.

The Blue Bridge averages 60,000 cars a day which averages into 1 or 2 accidents a week.

Other than that, you're looking at basically the same place.

I recently talked with someone from Yak and he told me that the economy is in a downhill spiral.

Thats not the case here, as it seem that they are building everywhere simultaneously. I think their motto is "You can run but you cannot hide."

You wont get a huge, huge difference though

Sounds like you are jealous of Yakima buddy....heres the facts....We have sonics in yakima ...yes we do...yakima has 4 times the land the tricities does because we are in a huge ass valley....yakima has 4 burrows too.. West Valley, East Valley, Union Gap, and recently annexed into yakima on the east side is terrace heights its a metropolis of 280,000 how much did you say tc had ? lol tri-cities are weak ...yakima has a downtown with big buildings does kennewick? NO lol and the economy here is boomin we have just put in..panda express, Tony Ha steakhouse , Great Western 25 story hotel, a bunch of other stuff too..... demographics are kind of like a hobby to me anyways... hoped this helped for people that wanna go to a big city in central washington

[j_k_k]

Well, I guess if it has a Panda Express, that changes everything.

[MovinOutWest]

According to the US Census Bureau
Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

Yakima Metropolitan Statistical Area, July 2007: 233,062, a growth of 4.7% since April, 2001.

Kennewick-Richland-Pasco Metropolitan Statistical Area, July 2007: 228,992, a growth of 19.4% since April, 2001.

So they are about the same in size right now with Tri-cities growing faster.

I prefer Tri-cities, it seems cleaner and the growth is obvious everywhere you go. And the river and parks that go along with it add a lot to the feel of the area. The only thing missing for me is a nice, established downtown area, like what they have in Walla Walla.

[MeatLoaf_Enchilada]

Originally Posted by GameHog9

...more stores like Staple, Kohls, and Sonic...

We just got a new Sonic in Yakima But yes, the mall in TC is much better and bigger.

Originally Posted by whitechillin

...we have just put in..panda express, Tony Ha steakhouse , Great Western 25 story hotel, a bunch of other stuff too..

Don't forget the Hilton Garden Inn.

[tcres]

Honestly. Both Yakima and Tri-Cities are pretty similar. I think Yakima is much older and had a head start but lately the Tri-Cities has been experiencing a lot of growth and has been catching up and will eventually pass Yakima.

[j_k_k]

Interesting that one of the first points of comparison lies in commercialism level: not merely basic goods availability, but who has this or that chain restaurant or retail chain store, or relative mall size.

[johnblueriggs]

Originally Posted by GameHog9

We have few more stores like Staple, Kohls, and Sonic, plus the Mall is bigger.

Not that Sonic will make or break a moving deal, Yakima is getting a Sonic (and Panda Express) on 1st.

[Stevenml155]

Yakima needs to take the "Palm Springs of the NW" sign down before they get sued by Palm Springs. My wife and I frequent PS and it is slander against PS! Yakima is nowhere near as nice and sophisticated as PS! We just laugh when we see that sign it is so absurd!

[Moon Waffle]

When your town is bragging about putting in chain fast-food restaurants, that pretty much says it all.

Yakima of course feels more like a city because it is one city with a centralized downtown. But I wouldn't go bragging about that downtown.

Tri-Cities has its flaws, that's for sure, but so does Yakima. It's a little silly to try to talk either of them up as if they are these huge thriving hip places to live...

[GameHog9]

Originally Posted by whitechillin

Sounds like you are jealous of Yakima buddy....heres the facts....We have sonics in yakima ...yes we do...yakima has 4 times the land the tricities does because we are in a huge ass valley....yakima has 4 burrows too.. West Valley, East Valley, Union Gap, and recently annexed into yakima on the east side is terrace heights its a metropolis of 280,000 how much did you say tc had ? lol tri-cities are weak ...yakima has a downtown with big buildings does kennewick? NO lol and the economy here is boomin we have just put in..panda express, Tony Ha steakhouse , Great Western 25 story hotel, a bunch of other stuff too..... demographics are kind of like a hobby to me anyways... hoped this helped for people that wanna go to a big city in central washington

Oh My God

You want to know the honest truth? Both Tri Cities and Yakima are small, small towns.

Honestly. I dont even consider Spokane big. That is why I am leaving for Seattle (or anywhere for that matter) real soon

You can keep your Sonic on 1st street