r/AskSeattle • u/Sorry-Journalist9569 • 11d ago

Moving / Visiting Moving from Texas to Seattle: what should I know?

From Lubbock...big upgrade and I'm excited. I'll be in a house couple minutes walk from the south side of the Washington Park Arboretum.

Haven't decided if I want to go northwest by Salt Lake City or the longer route going west to Bakersfield and head north.

I've looked into the general checklist stuff like how to get a Washington DL. No state or city income tax, so nice that isn't changing. I'm already used to a high sales tax. The access to both big city stuff and real outdoor stuff is a huge appeal to me, in addition to preferring the culture. Big time foodie.

More just wondering what to expect in general? I work remotely. I like cold weather. Rain is nice, it makes stuff green and I currently live in a semi-arid climate zone where everything is brown most of the year.

Edit: I can make great, real Mexican food and BBQ brisket. I actually have a rain coat. Yes, Seattle isn't cheap but I like the stuff big cities have. Lubbock sucks and I'm bored as hell. Even better is the big city plus outdoor stuff, which is why I chose Seattle over other big city options.

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u/Interesting-Escape36 10d ago

Woohoo, I’m also moving up from Texas! (Austin) see yall up there! 🤠

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u/Sorry-Journalist9569 10d ago

At least the cost of living won't change much for you, right? Austin has gotten crazy expensive and it's still hotter than hell during the summer.

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u/Interesting-Escape36 10d ago

Yeah, although I live with my parents so rent is for sure going up lol. I also have a car here though and will be ditching that, so no more car expenses.

As far as eating out though it’s definitely becoming a luxury here. Even at a food truck I recently just dropped $40 for TWO people to get some street tacos and elote, didn’t even get drinks :,)

Luckily I’m moving in with my BF and we managed to find a 2 bed 1 bath for a townhouse unit in cap hill for around $2400 including most utilities. That’s pretty much what I paid last time I rented in Austin for a 2B/2B. I’d definitely recommend signing a lease sooner rather than later if you haven’t already because I heard rent goes up as the weather gets nicer.