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Old 08-03-2015, 07:12 AM
 
Location: Washington State. Not Seattle.
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And chickens eat ticks. Maybe not a big draw in the PNW but a huge benefit in most other areas of the country.
Maybe not a draw in Western Washington, but certainly in my area of the PNW.
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Old 08-03-2015, 07:44 PM
 
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Where do you live? How many of the following things does it have?

1. within an hour or two of saltwater
2. has good hiking
3. has a nice downtown (doesn't have to be anything too crazy, just a few good coffee shops you can walk between)
4. has good schools
5. feels safe (relatively low homeless/violent crime)
6. near a farmer's market
7. potentially allows residents to keep a chicken coop for personal use
8. has good shopping within an hour's drive
9. lots of trees

Feel free to add anything else you love about your hometown!
West Seattle. Yes to all 9.
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:17 PM
 
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Camas / Washougal, WA, yes to all... PLUS...
Terrific Airport (PDX) was just there this AM
Tax free Shopping in OR (10 min away)
25+ colleges within 30 min
Ikea 10 min ($0.99 hot breakfast)
Food choices!!! 10,000? food trucks...

The Columbia River Gorge and excellent amenities (Jobs, Wine, Hiking, Photo, history, recreation, wind surfing (best in world). fishing (sturgeon, salmon, steelhead or squaw fish (bounty...many people make ~ $80k / yr FISHING for trash fish!))
Volcano nearby (handy while homeschooling for kids to see / witness the transition)
100% PUBLIC access beautiful Oregon coast is to die for...
Skiing 1 hr (XC or DH)
Powell Books Used, New, and Out of Print Books - We Buy and Sell - Powell's Books
Multnomah County Library (free / sharing for SWWA residents)
Craziness of Portland (+/-)
Gardens and parks (free concerts and MUCH volunteering)
Happy hours (too many to ever exhaust)
Brew pubs! too many to count.
EXCELLENT FREE county fair (Skamania)
Big Foot ordinance!

trees... +/-... I have many 300' tall trees in my forest, BUT... being Colorado born and bred (sunshine) I LOVE my full south facing OPEN view. (for about 50 + miles) Mt Hood to Twin Sisters (uninterrupted). Trees can be a very big DOWNER in the dark PNW, they can fall on your house and SMASH it FLAT! (tough to sleep when the wind is blowing and it has been raining for 6 months (loose roots) and a 30.000# tree is towering above you, Trees allow moss to grow in their shadow (usually your roof / sidewalks), ... I vote for CLEAR views and EZ sleeping.

YMMV
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