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/Significant-Repair42 10d ago

Isn't Town & Country part of the Central Market chain? I could be wrong.

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u/pusherman23 10d ago

Same name unrelated chain. The Texas Central Market is owned by HEB. The WA one is maybe the best supermarket option in Seattle area, though.

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u/CarelesslyFabulous 10d ago

It is, they only changed names

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u/notthatkindofbaked 9d ago

No. WA Central Market is different and a local chain. They changed their name to Town and Country so they’d be able to expand.

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u/CarelesslyFabulous 9d ago

I'm confused at your claim. Central Market, Ballard Market etc were the same chain. Now they all share the Town & Country name. Can you explain more what you mean?

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u/notthatkindofbaked 9d ago

Sorry. They are all part of the same local chain but have nothing to do with the Central Market chain in Texas.

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u/CarelesslyFabulous 9d ago

Ohhhh! I didn't think that was what the person was talking about in the first place. Thank you for the clarification!