Is Seattle a vibrant or sleepy city? (apartment, townhouses)

[dozener]

Talking about pre-covid here. Some city examples - Boston is a sleepy city while NY is vibrant. Houston is sleepy, Austin's vibrant. Tampa sleepy, Orlando's vibrant

It's hard to describe exactly for me, but I think it's a combination of people out and about, the energy of the city, things to do, and the social scene that factor into it

[thatguy950]

Sleep-deprived because the tech companies work you 7 days a week

But I’ve never heard Seattle described as vibrant

[Calisonn]

Seattle=Snoozefest

[primaltech]

It's all relative, but generally I definitely say vibrant. Having lived in comparably-sized Atlanta, Seattle is a whole lot more vibrant, because it's more compact and pedestrian-friendly, with a far better bus system (and culture that isn't as averse to riding transit), and with a nice and cool but very temperate and non-humid climate that is also ideal for walking everywhere and urban style living.

The parks are generally great. There's much less parking in the core and much less free parking than most sunbelt cities, which is good for vibrancy and urbanism. Pre-covid especially, there's people walking everywhere downtown and in many neighborhoods.

Seattle is lacking in nightlife though. There is a lot of culture, but it doesn't have the cultural vibrancy of New York or something. But Seattle is more vibrant than most of the country.

[usernametaken]

Whenever I am feeling vibrant and vigorous, I tend to find the city that I am residing in at that moment to be vibrant. The opposite is also true.

[rjshae]

I'd guess sleepy because we have one of the highest reading rates in the country, and many people get out of town when they want to have fun.

These Are America’s Most Well-Read Cities

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by dozener

Talking about pre-covid here. Some city examples - Boston is a sleepy city while NY is vibrant. Houston is sleepy, Austin's vibrant. Tampa sleepy, Orlando's vibrant

It's hard to describe exactly for me, but I think it's a combination of people out and about, the energy of the city, things to do, and the social scene that factor into it

"...the social scene.." hahahahahaha!

Snoozers!

[thatguy950]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

"...the social scene.." hahahahahaha!

Snoozers!

Agree

You’ll find warmer and more fun people on Hoth, the frozen world from Star Wars

[CrazyDonkey]

Sleepily vibrant.

Vibrantly sleepy.

[MrGrocer]

I'd call it sleepy, but uh, neighborhood cozy. In my experience, bars are busiest 5 - 8 PM rather than 10 PM+. Much more of a happy hour scene than "let's go out" scene in most places, with the exception of the Pike/Pine corridor and I guess the U district (although I never go up there so I can't say firsthand).

What I really liked about Seattle compared to NY/Boston is that it's possible to live in a dense neighborhood without having to commit to apartment living. There are single family homes and townhouses/rowhouses really close to the city center, and unlike sprawling cities like Tampa, Orlando (shudder), or Houston, there are bars and restaurants and such integrated into most neighborhoods, rather than residential and retail/food being completely separate districts.