Originally Posted by
Jedimaster
Without additional qualifiers and looking to the future after reserve, I would recommend looking South of Olympia, ... Little Rock, Tenino, Chehalis , Centralia, even Napavine, or slightly east.
Way more house for the money, great school districts ... reserve will only last so long ..., unless you need the big city environment?
Then I would look at Kent or Tacoma, ... both being gentrified as we speak, ... Good Luck and take care.
I second Mukilteo in the north end. That or Mill Creek or Edmonds. Very good schools, especially in the first two. Close to the water. Expensive, but hell it’s Seattle. Only downside is the drive to SeaTac, definitely not a place to do day trips from. Still well within reserve limits though.