Thinking of moving to Spanaway is it a good place? (Seattle: relocating, gated)

[veeja11]

We are thinking of buying in spanaway, how is the area?

[AZ_singlemother]

If you like skin heads go for it.

[seahawksweetie]

It might be nice if someone could provide a little more info than what the previous poster listed.

The person asked a logical question and I am sure was hoping to get a more detailed answer.

[bbfan11]

My wife and I are relocating to Spananway and here is a little of what I think. The further south you go the nicer/newer it gets. We found a nice gated community off of 176th. The folks that are there now said that the community is very quiet with lots of young families. Lots of people on here knock Spanaway, but I think that like most places there are good and bad spots. I haven't found anything on the internet that helped us with our choice. But if you can go check out the area for yourself. But the south east edge of town seems nice.

[AZ_singlemother]

I was just venting.

[magrack]

Originally Posted by bbfan11

.... Lots of people on here knock Spanaway....

Lots of people here knock anything that isn't downtown Seattle. You'll soon learn which posts have value and which do not.

...but I think that like most places there are good and bad spots. .....

Exactly.

[pwright1]

^^^I see more people knocking anything associated with Seattle more so than the suburbs. If a single person is moving here from say Chicago and likes culture, great restaurants and nightlife, I read advice like 'Try Bothell its nice and family friendly or 'Issaquah is perfect for you' 'Seattle is far too dangerous'. I just laugh.

Back to Spanaway. A coworker of mine bought a house there a few years ago. The unfortunate thing is she commutes to Bellevue everyday after her job moved from Kent. She also said houses are much cheaper out there but don't appreciate much.

[magrack]

I think the biggest knock on this forum regarding Seattle is the expense of living in or near the core, and the traffic associated with working near the core, but living outside of it.

and likes culture, great restaurants and nightlife

What's culture?

I'm of the opinion that many people equate "culture" with diversions and there's no denying Seattle has many of those, but consider, many people prefer the culture of rural America to that of the large urban areas, or the culture of Sourthern California to that of Seattle.

I've lived in six other countries, visited maybe 20 more and lived in seven different states and visited at least 30 more. They all had a culture or better yet, a "lifestyle"; each different with good and bad points (my take), but none was lacking in people who liked or disliked the "culture".

I have found educated, sophisticated and interesting people everywhere I've been, and I don't think anywhere has an exclusive claim on what constitutes "culture"