Best area to live if working at Microsoft Redmond office
Jan 22, 2018
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I will be a new implant to WA soon. Moving there to start my new job at Microsoft Redmond. Have no idea about the neighborhoods there..what is a good place to live ?? My priorities are closer to work (15 min drive or 30 min shuttle ride), markets, stores, food places around, rent around 1300$ for a single room! Any opinions!? Heard good reviews about downtown Bellevue. Looking for a 2 bhk apartment with a roommate occupying one room.
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Had a coworker make the mistake of listening to his dev friends and rented in redmond; still regretful to this day.
Start off in cap hill, then in a year or two, graduate to ballard/belltown/queen anne. If you get locked down, THEN get of seattle. Got married peeps living in Kirkland, West Seattle, wallingford, etc etc
As others have said, your social life will suffer in Redmond or Bellevue. People with young kids naturally don’t have extra time for new friends.
Commute ranges from 30-55min depending on traffic. If you get on before 8:30 or after 9:20am, commute is 30 min. If you get on before 5 or after 6:30, it’s 40min.
Say you meet someone nice at a bar. Ain’t nobody gonna go across the fcking bridge with you. The 5-10min uber ride for ppl who live in Seattle proper pays off then.