Quality of Life in Seattle, WA, United States

Lived here my hole life and can’t believe how high everything is mostly rent two bedroom 2.400 or more deposit ridiculous 2400 this is greed and then every year the rent goes up there should be laws that change this but there isn’t I’m disgusted by the city this all happend when Amazon came here Microsoft they’ve done nothing but ruin our city good luck to anybody that moves here if you get sick or anything happens you’ll probably lose your place good luck and be homeless and and it’s so funny that news never talks about that how high the roads are and maybe that’s why people are homeless

Seattle has no place in the Quality of Life top 50, not even the top 100.

This is a crime ridden, unsafe and exorbitantly expensive place (for no good reason but pure greed).

This video gives you a good, recent impression :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxoT3ZRGWmo

Seattle has a lot of problems going on : Addicted folks everywhere in the streets, massive lay offs, totally unaffordable housing, continuous traffic congestion, the climate is horrendous in winter, and cost of living is much higher than stated here. I haven't even started about crime, good luck feeling safe here !

I visited Cairns, Sydney, and Melbourne for about 6-weeks in 2007. I have lived in Seattle, WA since 2007. Comparing the two is like apples and oranges for me. They're both nice, but the novelty of Australia as a Yank was enamoring. Seattle was culturally different than the Midwest, so it had its charm as well -- except people in Seattle are not as friendly to strangers (known as the 'Seattle Freeze'). They are cordial, but not very inviting -- difficult to make friends (allegedly a nordic thing, of which there are many here of that lineage). Now, there is a huge homeless presence with drugs and violence and many shootings within areas of downtown. Property crime is rampant and the police aren't very accesdible or helpful for this or personal assaults from crazy street people. This and soaring rent and property costs are driving out life-lifelong residents. Traffic is horrible since so much of the geography is limited for transpirtation development due to being bounded by water all around and congestion. Drivers are aggressive and change lanes unannounced many times uselessly attempting to get ahead. Upside, there are neighborhoods to settle in and enjoy. Lots of activities for adventure or culture. Great health-care facilities and physicians. It's very expensive here, though Sidney is similarly. The weather is mild/moderate and it doesn't really rain as much as people say. I wwan't in Australia long enough to become bored or disenchanted. I'd still consider Sydney for retirement since I'm that age. Either choice is good if you're fortunate for it to be viable.