Washington state is crazy expensive

Interesting list 😄 Ocean Shores, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Longview, Vancouver is the area I'm focusing on if I retire in the states (having been raised in the South Puget Sound). While I lived in Spokane from 2003-2014, it's too far from the salt water for my retirement.

Yakima there yesterday horrid. Not safe. Could not wait to leave.

Centralia was a good place in the past. It's a mining and forestry community that shut down the forest and the mine. Now it's a broken city.

Very informative - thank you!

@oceanedgepnw

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

1:12 where did you get the population of Aberdeen from? The entire Gray's Harbor county has less then 77,000 people. Aberdeen in Scotland doesn't have that many people either.

Great job!

@oceanedgepnw

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

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Washington is too expensive to retire. Everywhere is too expensive until the state lowers property taxes. Rent won't go down until property taxes and sales tax goes down. The cost of upkeeping a home is insane. Washington needs an income tax for people making over $100,000/year. And to relieve the burden of property taxes.

The largest affordability problem with Washington is Property Tax. Homes are assessed every two years and property taxes are based on that assessement, not on how much the homes originally cost. Next is the enormous sales tax charged on most purchases.

Grays harbor was livable but we’re getting priced out now 😠

You give rental prices but there is NO qualification on what the size of the rental.

Why do all these small towns have just average crime? I’d think it’d be at least B.

@KelleyKat

9 ай бұрын

Because of the drug-related crime in Eastern WA.

I'm a born & raised Washingtonian and I will tell you this list is way off base. Maybe these gals are new to the state or just learning their business but the places you are recommending are either 1- in the boonies, or 2- run down and in major need of a refresh/crime control. These are not places I would recommend any of my friends or family retire. You need to visit these places, meet the local (which I have over several decades) before recommending them. Reading off a spreadsheet or big data charts is a poor reflection of the action location. There are still reachable places to retire in WA, but I wouldn't venture to call them affordable. Very little of anything I would consider retirement worth is affordable in WA right now.

The population of Aberdeen is 17,000 not 160,000.

@deerhaven3350

Ай бұрын

They stated that it's 213K, which is even worse!

Please forgive me, as I don't usually post comments. As per a recent survey from AARP the average income of retirees is 75000 per year which I think would limit them being able to buy a home in the price range you mention of 300000 plus. I would love the opportunity to move to Washington State But it would seem impossible to afford To live there.

I disagree on half the city mentioned . What about the northwest cities like Blaine, Bellingham, Lynden, anacortes, La Conner? Come on up I would love to give you a tour !!

@KelleyKat

9 ай бұрын

Anacortes is great for retiring...as long as you have a big bankroll!

@stephaniewencek6618

9 ай бұрын

You know the real deal. It is extremely expensive to live in WA.

sorry ladies, I don't know many people that would consider those cities affordable for retirement! And the way you describe Spokane is ridiculous. I live just outside the city. I haven't spoken to one person----of any age---that thinks it's a good place to live. This video gets a thumbs down for sure