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Originally Posted by TheTimidBlueBars
Unfortunately I gotta say bleak. I think what Olympia offers (free transit, counterculture, nightlife/music scene) is getting less popular, and its cons (large homeless population, petty crime) are getting more salient to the average mover. Olympia is basically a much smaller, slightly less liberal Portland.
And Thurston County has not done a good job staying affordable. Housing prices are basically the same as Pierce County to the north, despite Pierce being much more populated, having a better job market, being closer to Seattle, and having Mt. Rainier. If you're an average family looking to buy in western Washington, there's not much reason for you to even look in Thurston vs. Kitsap, south Pierce, Skagit etc.
Evergreen State College being on the verge of closing is just the cherry on top...
Vancouver, BC
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I suspect it'd be nice to live in, but the cost of living would scare me away from wanting to move there. Also I think the homeless issue has been getting worser in Vancouver, in recent years.
A smaller city/bigger town in Oregon I've heard mixed reviews on: Klamath Falls
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