Relocating to Eastern Washington (Seattle, Yakima: property taxes, wages, jobs)

[sassbutta]

Aloha,

I am living in Hawaii, and am thinking of moving to Roslyn WA to
be closer to family. I hear they are building a large resort called
Suncadia, and as I am in the resort industry I would like to find out any
information regarding the resort, and living in the area.

Mahalo

[mlv311]

The Seattle Times today reported that a $500 million resort is planned for the Yakima Valley (the Vineyards).

Good luck,

Maggie

[chocobot18]

Roslyn...cute town but not a lot of industry. Suncadia might provide a lot of jobs but from what i've heard from the natives, they hate it! It raises their already high property taxes.

[kittyhox]

Suncadia is supposed to be hiring 300 seasonal and year-round employees this spring. Their website has specific job information. I know they are trying to hire a lot of locals, so that people feel more included/part of Suncadia, rather than invaded by it.

[sweetsommertime]

It's really, really, really expensive. The wages do not match either; they are pretty low and the job market is not real hot. I would look at Ellensburg. It's not as expensive and has more jobs. Great town too!

[M3 Mitch]

I can confirm that Suncadia is being built outside Roslyn, to me it clashes with old historic Roslyn but whatever. I have not priced properties but some of the older houses in Roslyn would have to be pretty cheap to make me think about buying them.

I didn't notice much in terms of stores near Roslyn. E-burg may indeed be a better bet.