Is Seattle THAT BAD for families? (considering relo from Boston)

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sayjay

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sayjay
Dec 26, 2019 27 Comments

I'm in Boston - have three school-aged kids. Considering relo to Seattle. Several people have shared it's not worth relocating -
-huge homeless issue
-rampant drugs
-weather isn't that great
-schools are ok - not great
-dirty city

Pros:
-good career opportunities
-some neighborhoods and nearby towns/cities seem to have good schools - Bellevue, Mercer Island, Kirkland, etc...
-great outdoor life
-Lots of career opportunities (not: I've kind of outgrown Boston - not a lot of "cool" companies out here... not interested in working in insurance/banking/biotech

I'm not an engineer. I'm an HR leader in tech companies.

Have other folks from the East Coast moved to Seattle? Is it really that bad? Boston is great - clean city with great history and lots to do...
#seattle

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