Any Lake Tapps/Bonney Lake Cougs?
- Thread starter chugspig
- Start date
Well you can always reach out to the Pierce County Alumni Chapter President Kevin Hanson. His contact is on this page.
http://alumni.wsu.edu/s/1613/index.aspx?sid=1613&gid=2&pgid=536
I'd just send him an email and ask if there are any Bonney cougs that you can talk to for some recommendations in the area.
It really depends on your budget and what you are looking for (house, apartment, rental purchase etc. ) But I'm quite sure Kevin will be able to point you in the right direction to someone who can be really helpful.
Where or what city is your new job located? Can you telecommute? Here's the deal. Greater Seattle-Tacoma-Everett is no fun anymore. Period. In the past three years 90 percent of folks coming here are from out of state. Seattle is considered a Gold Rush. I'm in in residential real estate and 95 percent of my clients are from out of state. Seattle leads North America, if not the world in prosperity and jobs. If the jobs went away, people would go elsewhere. Thanks to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Boeing, Microsoft, Google, Starbucks, Costco, Nordstrom, REI, Weyerhaeuser, ALABABA, and IT Startups. As a result, the traffic is absolutley a nightmare from 8AM to 8PM, almost seven days a week.
In terms of your question, it depends on where you job is located, and if you think you'll be there for life. If not, think hard about south King, Pierce, or Snohomish County, because the high paying competing jobs are in King County. You'll be in your car 3 hours a day if you buy too far south, or too far north, and then move to a different company. The only positive for the horizon is, light rail is coming.
In terms of your question, it depends on where you job is located, and if you think you'll be there for life. If not, think hard about south King, Pierce, or Snohomish County, because the high paying competing jobs are in King County. You'll be in your car 3 hours a day if you buy too far south, or too far north, and then move to a different company. The only positive for the horizon is, light rail is coming.
Did you misspell "ALABAMA"?
Good points. Have to be strategic on living location. With the Sounder it changed the game a bit for those living north or south of Seattle.
Light rail serves and will serve a tiny, tiny fraction of commuter traffic.
DONT buy on the "Lake" as homeowners are discovering high tide is discretionary, not guaranteed but, "waterfront" property taxes are not.
DONT buy on the "Lake" as homeowners are discovering high tide is discretionary, not guaranteed but, "waterfront" property taxes are not.
Most out of town folks rent for a year, then figure it out, right? I forgot to add, they are forecasting another 1.0 Million people coming to our area in the next 10 years. We're not NYC, or LA, but clearly my perspective is... "The Seattle Gold Rush" can't handle the traffic or infrastructure. Problem is.....Seattle is not that big of a city.
If Bonney Lake is your epicenter, you're in good shape.
Traveling to satellites Im assuming will happen on company time.
Try Lakeland Hills as a place to start. New/newer. Good amenities. Close to the County Park on Tapps. Decent access to 410 and 167. 167 just got approved for hot lanes and extension /merger with I-5. Good schools. Suburbia.
Specifically, check out Bonney Lake high school. Look at new construction at Sky Island.
Look at downtown Sumner, too. Start with a 10 block radius of Fred Meyer. With Uber and Lyft in the area, you're always a quick ride to Sumner Station for rail/bus. Easy walking and biking, too. Close to soccer, football, BB, baseball practices.
Traveling to satellites Im assuming will happen on company time.
Try Lakeland Hills as a place to start. New/newer. Good amenities. Close to the County Park on Tapps. Decent access to 410 and 167. 167 just got approved for hot lanes and extension /merger with I-5. Good schools. Suburbia.
Specifically, check out Bonney Lake high school. Look at new construction at Sky Island.
Look at downtown Sumner, too. Start with a 10 block radius of Fred Meyer. With Uber and Lyft in the area, you're always a quick ride to Sumner Station for rail/bus. Easy walking and biking, too. Close to soccer, football, BB, baseball practices.
Last edited:
If you want something fairly inexpensive and don't mind living in the sticks, I would also suggest Buckley. I have a house in downtown Sumner and I love it here. Small town living and my commute is next to nothing at the moment due to my current work location. But I agree that Lakeland Hills is a great place to live as well.
Similar threads
