We are visiting our daughter in Seattle and it has taken some adaptation. The mornings and evenings are freezing but the days are hot. The sun comes up at 4 a.m. No one has ac and lots of people, including our daughter, don't have TV's . Drives my husband crazy.
The neighbors have chickens in their backyards and hang out their wash. One neighbor with an extra lot is building and organic "farm" He spent close to 700K for the house and land to get what he wanted. Typically, the yards are so small that you can look down into each other's windows. This is the CITY, not a rural outpost. Composting of food waste is required or you get a fine.
Our daughter's home is a slow work in progress. It will be beautiful when it is done but there are rough edges. Like an unfinished bathroom on the second floor where we slept. Like a garden that needs rejuvenation. THAT was fun and our son, who was also visiting, organized a work party to weed and plant the front yard. We used flowers we can't grow back east, such as delphinium and some familiar ones such as Glowing Embers hydrangea (gorgeous) and Ladys Mantle (an old favorite of mine). Put in bags and bags of compost but haven't finished.
There are benefits to a Seattle lifestyle. A walkable in city neighborhood with great restaurants and shops and a real life pharmacy, not a CVS. Few chains. A great place for millenials.
No income tax. But small government comes with stingy services. Our daughter's water main broke at the street last fall and she had to pay to replace it (several thousand dollars) ll the way to the curb
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