Housing in Forks, WA

[iluvtherainbbw]

I am a low income mother of two little girls. I have a lot of physical problems which is why I am on SSI, and me and my family wish to move to an area where it rains more. It seems that the worse I get, the harder the heat is on my body. I love the rain and always have. I originally grew up in a little town called Dublin in Texas. Not much there but dairies and you had to drive a ways to find anything, so I am used to a small town and area. But again, Texas get sooo hot, we get big thunderstorms, but still not often enough for me. I am the type of person that if it was cloudy and rained every day I would LOVE it. I have been told that it rains alot all over the Olympic Peninsula, but there are areas where it rains more than others. My household earns between my SSI and my kids dad's Social Security (he is ADD and Autistic) we are currently living in a three bedroom apartment, two story, paying 735 in rent and 198 in electricity, as well as our phone and internet. We have a good history with our current landlord and paid out our recent deposits when we moved from a 2 bedroom to a 3. We are yearning for the mountains though, Shawn used to live up in the mountains with his parents where it snows so bad you can't get to town and I love the rain and the greenery, also it gets really hard for me to breathe at times, so all the vegetation I have noticed when I went to Seattle actually I had an easier time with my breathing. So, we would like to relocate to somewhere on the Olympic Peninsula, I've heard good things about Forks, and Port Angeles, but I really don't want to be in a big city. I wasn't raised in a big city, and I really hate Yakima quite a lot. I want cooler weather and more rain and I don't mind if there's not alot to do, I do enjoy being outside when the temperatures are lower and of course if it is raining I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE, and I love swimming and fishing as those are easy physical activities for me to do. We would like to find a reasonable priced apartment, the job thing we don't need right now unless Shawn wants to get a part time cooking job for some extra money, but otherwise the money situation is taken care of for us right now...Well thanks for any help you can give, this heat really is killing me, I'm ready to get out of Yakima NOW lol

[Fat Freddy]

Port Angeles would probably be a better choice than Forks.

It is not a "big city", has plenty of trees, is on the water, and backs up against the mountains. I don't know for sure, but I think it has pretty good air because the winds through the straights should keep it moving. By the way, Seattle has some of the worst air in the country, even worse than Southern California.

If you want to rent an apartment, Port Angeles has many, but you can also rent a nice house for about the same amount. There are very few apartments in Forks and they aren't very nice, but you can probably rent a trailer or small house pretty reasonably.

Being on SSI gives you the advantage of not having to worry about a steady income, but if you have some problem with your check or food stamps, I don't think there is much in Forks that can help you and you will probably have to go to the Social Security office in Port Angeles.

[jennsmovingon]

Hi my Daughter and I are looking to move to that area i have always wanted to live up there but i finnally have the chance I was wondering if you couldhelp me out with some info only a local could provideLike rentals jobs i have my cna and have worked in hospitals and with mentally handicapped adults> I also have a son who will be 2 when I move up there. My daughter and I will be visiting around march of next year so that we can check out the high school she will be a jr when we move. I would love to hear from you my email is lexrileysmom@gmail.com thanks Jenn

Originally Posted by kerriiskk

Ok this is getting really old... Yes there are conservatives in Forks... just like every small town in America. But I happen to know alot of "colorful" people in this town. Including a transgender male to female, many gay people male and female, people who are just different because they are, and honestly I don't get around alot. My mother knows a huge amount of people in this town and she's not a conservative person at all and is well accepted. She's lived here for the better part of 20 years and knows just about everyone in all walks of life. Forks is a friendly and accepting town if you give it half a chance.

As for not having alot to do, no it doesn't really unless you are an outdoor person. People that hike and love the outdoors seem to really love it here. I am not an outdoor person and grew up mostly in warmer climates, but even I have to admit that Forks does have it's charms. Sadly those charms don't include great resteraunts or lots of amusement based businesses. But they do include a lot of open-minded and friendly people. Otherwise it's just like every other small town I've ever lived in. People who love city life don't like it here, people who like small towns seem to love it if they can stand the weather. Then others like me, love it for what it is even though they wish there were a few more things to do and one good resteraunt.

Side note... it is a small town but there are jobs if you are willing to work they just aren't all in specialized fields most are customer service based. And the prison in Clallam Bay and the prison camp out in the Hoh Rainforest offer alot of good paying jobs. The cost of living here is very cheap compared to other areas I've lived. Oh and Port Angeles is not 2 hours away... it's like an hour to an hour and 15 minutes at the worst.

Forks isn't a bad place and honestly people who don't live here shouldn't act like they know everything about the area and that it's all bad. It might not be for you but alot of people love it here.

[allforcats]

Hi. Jenn. If by "up there" you mean Forks, WA or anywhere else on the Olympic Peninsula, I STRONGLY URGE you to read the following thread. I hope you have read all of this thread that you posted in. If you did, you know there is no work and there are virtually no rentals in Forks, and nothing about the real Forks is like the Twilight movies.

Here's the short thread you really should read:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...sula-area.html