Moving from the mountains to the ocean (Bellevue, Federal Way: salary, place to live)

[NCSocialWorker]

I am finishing my MSW and looking to move from NC to Washington. I was wondering where is the better place to live: Bellevue, federal way, olympia... Any suggestions would be appreciated

[texastrigirl]

I think it depends on what your budget is. Bellevue is the most expensive of those three IMO. Federal Way is an in between point though I have never stopped there and Olympia is a nice sized town on the water with the state capitol there. Do you have a job nailed down or do you know what type of institution you'd like to work for?

[eskercurve]

Yeah, depending on what your salary is, and where you will work, it all sorta depends. You will have to be more specific.

BTW, IMHO, we have more stunning mountains here ;-)

Mt. Rainier, mt. hood, mt. st. helens, the Cascades, and the Olympic mtns are all here. Quite a beautiful sight to behold on clear summer days like today.

[Ira500]

So...you must have a reason why it's Bellevue, Federal Way, or Olympia, right? Is that where particular jobs are, or something?
Federal Way would be my last choice of the three. Kind of a soulless, car centered place with no real downtown.
Bellevue might be a bit too family oriented, or too expensive. But it's a pretty big and growing city.
Olympia is a little wetter than the other two. It's a town I like. But some people find it too rainy, too full of left wing radicals, too many hippies. It's a pretty place.

[tobester]

"Moving from the mountains to the ocean "

The ocean is a few hours from your listed choices.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by tobester

"Moving from the mountains to the ocean "

The ocean is a few hours from your listed choices.

The OP is probably closer to the ocean where they are now.