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Posted: 12/15/2014 12:45:32 PM EDT
I put in for a transfer at my work for a job in Washington state and I also have a job interview at another place. Can any of you tell me about the Everett and also the Silverdale area? From what I hear they are two very different places. Of the two, which one is a more desirable place to live? What else can you tell me about each?
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 2:12:46 PM EDT
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Everett and it surrounding 'burbs are not too bad...Lake Stevens and Arlington/Granite Falls being best. Can't tell you much about Silverdale.
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 2:49:06 PM EDT
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Silverdale, is small but growing fast. lots of hiking and camping. Bremerton the next town over is a shit show mostly. You have to drive toll bridge or ferry to big city. no good gun shops around. lots of navy traffic. housing is available for any level income. 1 good shooting range but its plagued with lawsuits so who now how long they will be able to stay open. its a decent area in general. Everett area is a larger metro area, with metro problems. but your closer to everything and you have a lot of options for where you can live.
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 4:32:09 PM EDT
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What do you do?  Where specifically are you looking at a job?

Kitsap has three navy installations: Bangor Base, NUWC Keyport (where I work) and Bremerton Shipyard.

If I had to choose between Bremerton and Everett, I would lean towards Everett.  There is no parking for you on Bremerton, unless you're very high up the food chain.  Bear in mind that I do not work for the Navy and I have never even seen Everett, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

Of the two choices for home life, I'd take Kitsap hands down.  Much more rural and less traffic.  Good shooting pits are an hour away though.
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 6:08:27 PM EDT
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I would be working at Naval base Bangor as a civilian worker. I already work for the company and I'm in the process for applying for the job opening there. I have an interview with another company in Everett doing more office type work. I like the idea of a slower paced rural area (I live in downtown Denver currently), but obviously since I've never been there I don't know about the housing and job situation for my spouse etc...
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 7:04:45 PM EDT
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I grew up in Bremerton/Silverdale. I would take it over Everett if you prefer to be away from the hustle & bustle.

IMO Everett is too large, too sprawled out, too congested, and too populated with the same attitudes & personalities you'll find in Seattle, but with a bit more conservative/blue collar outlook thanks to the presence of Boeing.

Silverdale is a very small town and there is a lot of rural areas to rent or own, lots of access to public wooded land, and easy access to the Olympic mountains and the ocean, if those interest you at all. There is basically no "commute" to speak of in the area if you work at Bangor - the longest line of cars you'll ever see is at the gate. All in all, Silverdale is much easier to get away and spend some time alone or do outdoors recreation, and still has just about every retail joint & service you could want, while being a ferry ride away via three different ferry routes from the greater Seattle area.

Link Posted: 12/15/2014 9:25:14 PM EDT
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Silverdale has two redeeming things which are Sportsmens Warehouse & Round Table Pizza other then that it's a mall and a bunch of corporate stores . Kitsap is a beautiful county if you want to be a bit away from the hustle & bustle of the Seattle side .
Link Posted: 12/15/2014 9:47:25 PM EDT
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With a job in Everett there are a lot of other places to live other than the city.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 12:13:30 PM EDT
[#8]
Thanks for all the info. We are really into the outdoors so the silverdale area sounds like the better option.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 1:17:34 PM EDT
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Can not say much for Silverdale,but moved to downtown Everett and it is coming up. There are lots of pubs and some great places to eat in walking distance, HWY two is a few stop lights away and will take you to the Cascades. Also, as mentioned above Arlington is close by, as well as ferrys to Whidbey an the Oly Penn. Good places to shoot, WCA N and not far from Plantation range. It is not as ghetto as its reputation, lights are not as long, traffic manageble and people are pretty normal, lots of mil, boeing etc.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 1:38:10 PM EDT
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Thanks for all the info. We are really into the outdoors so the silverdale area sounds like the better option.
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Yes and no.  We have two mountain ranges out here, the Olympic range and the Cascade range.  Both offer hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, etc.  Oly has some rain forest that the Cascades do not.  Oly is easier to reach from the Kitsap side, the Cascades from the Everett side.  Both are doable from either place.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 2:31:05 PM EDT
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Can not say much for Silverdale,but moved to downtown Everett and it is coming up. There are lots of pubs and some great places to eat in walking distance, HWY two is a few stop lights away and will take you to the Cascades. Also, as mentioned above Arlington is close by, as well as ferrys to Whidbey an the Oly Penn. Good places to shoot, WCA N and not far from Plantation range. It is not as ghetto as its reputation, lights are not as long, traffic manageble and people are pretty normal, lots of mil, boeing etc.
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 yep...I can be into the foothills of the Cascades within 30 minutes....and there are some pretty spectacular hikes off the Mountain Loop...again a 30 minute drive.
and this is what it looks like from my backyard...

Link Posted: 12/16/2014 2:42:18 PM EDT
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From what you have described, it sounds like Silverdale would be more in line with what you are looking for. Smaller, less populated, easier access to outdoor activities, etc.

Everett is not a bad place to work, but there only a few select areas of it where I would consider living. And I would greatly prefer that my children not attend Everett schools.

If you do wind up in Everett, you might give some consideration to Snohomish. It's a nice, quiet little Victorian town that has managed to hold on to much of it's quaint small town feel but is just a short commute to Everett.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 3:16:48 PM EDT
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I just interviewed for the job in Everett and I believe job wise the one in Everett would be better (if I were to actually get the job). I'll have to look into Snohomish, thanks for the info.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 3:35:56 PM EDT
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Obviously you have never attempted to leave Everett to the north at 5PM on a weekday. On I5 or 529.

Wait and see what happens when the Broadway bridge is closed while being replaced.
Link Posted: 12/16/2014 5:57:04 PM EDT
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Silverdale is awesome.

I grew up in the woods about 15 minutes from Silverdale.

It's a great town, and if I had the $$ and a good job i'd live there. . . .as mentioned earlier Bremerton is awful but Silverdale is far enough away to keep the riff raff out.

There are a number of factors to compare but since you're asking on ARF I'm going to assume that factors such as nightlife isn't really an issue. So if you're concerned with hiking, shooting (Kitsap Rifle and Revolver is a great range), and fishing I'd say it's an easy decision to chose the penninsula over Everett.

I live in Seattle now (obviously for work) but if I could afford to live out near Silverdale I would.
Link Posted: 12/17/2014 12:56:49 AM EDT
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Stay away from downtown Everett, especially at night.  Its a festering hole.  Huge meth/heroin problem so the crimes associated with the aforementioned products follow.  Snohomish has some great homes in the outlying areas.  Before my divorce I lived outside Snohomish and really liked it.  And if you are working in Everett its a short commute to work, the mountains, Puget Sound, etc.
 



EDIT: If you are going to be at Bangor, Silverdale is where you want to be.
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 3:36:10 AM EDT
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Silverdale has some suburbs with mostly rural area.  Downtown Everett is urban with plenty of suburban and rural areas around it.  The greater Everett area is going to give you many more options of things to see and do while still being very accessible to the outdoors.  

I would avoid living in Everett itself and look at Arlington, Lake Stevens or the East side of Marysville. I live in Arlington and like the area.  Granite Falls is a nice area in the Cascade foothills but the property crime is bad.  Stanwood and Camano Island are nice but are going to be a longer commute.

Snohomish County for the most part has a low violent crime rate and a very high property crime rate (courts here don't care about property crimes).  Traffic can be bad depending on where you are but generally only in the South part of the county.
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 11:36:41 AM EDT
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We will be apartment living for the first year or so. What area's around Everett have apartments? Most likely we are going to find a place sight unseen since I don't have the income to visit, find a place and then come back to Colorado and move. Thank you for all the info as a map of the area really doesn't tell me much.
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 3:16:03 PM EDT
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Apartments are such a tough one as it can be so hit and miss as to what sort of clientele they draw. I would definitely stay away from apartments in north Everett and the general Casino Road, Everett Mall and 128th Street areas of south Everett. Large complexes with lots of subsidized housing, low income residents and the usual problems associated with that demographic. I would likely avoid the Frontier Village of Lake Stevens and most of downtown Marysville as well. I might consider the Silver Lake and Smokey Point areas.

Otherwise, once again, Snohomish has a few smaller apartment units spread throughout the city limits. Small, quiet town, people generally take a little pride in keeping the place looking presentable, not a whole lot of riff-raff, really neat historic district, nice downtown shopping and dining area, another conveniently accessible shopping area with a few bigger retailers on the edge of town, great central location (Everett is just a few minutes west on Hwy 2, Monroe and the Skykomish valley and Stevens Pass to the east on Hwy 2, Woodinville 15 minutes south on Hwy 9, Lake Stevens and Arlington to the north on Hwy 9), etc. My wife and I have both lived here for a long time and really like the community. Our only complaint would be that the water bills are high here compared to the surrounding communities, but the extra cost doesn't outweigh the benefits of living here, in my opinion.
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 3:30:50 PM EDT
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You'll find upscale apartments in the Mill Creek area as well as brand new ones around 164th and I5. Those areas will probably be somewhat expensive. You will have far more options if you consider town houses or maybe even duplexes around the area.
Link Posted: 12/18/2014 3:46:00 PM EDT
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I hear you about the hit and miss thing. Right now we live in downtown Denver with part of the places here being income restricted and the lack to respect for people and things in general is getting old. I'll look into the silver lake, smokey point, around 164th and I5, mill creek and snohomish areas. Again thanks for the info, the apartment areas to avoid is a big help. I'll keep the townhouse and duplex thing in mind. I think ideally for us a townhouse would workout pretty well.
Link Posted: 12/19/2014 2:02:26 AM EDT
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Of urban areas, Everett is crap.  It has all the downside of urban and virtually none of the upside.  

If you like Denver, you'd like places like Seattle and Portland.  You would not like Everett.  Everett is the little brother on meth that's already pawned all his good shit compared to big brother Seattle.

Silverdale is beautiful.  It'll have 95% of what you'd ever want from a city, and the rest isn't too far away in Tacoma (about 45-50 south), or Seattle (a nice ferry ride over, or 1:40 around the bottom).  Moreso, Silverdale is the starting point for all sorts of fun out on the Olympic Peninsula.  Lots of great stuff out there.

We considered a move to Everett when my better half was offered a job that paid 2.5X what she was making.  Still not worth it.
Link Posted: 12/19/2014 3:04:12 AM EDT
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I wouldn't call Everett total crap, but that's why you work there and live in one of the outlying communities. Just like the Tacoma/Lakewood area. I don't know what kind of money you are talking about, but in my opinion it would be at least a bit foolish to turn down $100k+/year on the sole basis that the job itself was in Everett.
Link Posted: 12/19/2014 11:19:14 AM EDT
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Apartments are such a tough one as it can be so hit and miss as to what sort of clientele they draw. I would definitely stay away from apartments in north Everett and the general Casino Road, Everett Mall and 128th Street areas of south Everett. Large complexes with lots of subsidized housing, low income residents and the usual problems associated with that demographic. I would likely avoid the Frontier Village of Lake Stevens and most of downtown Marysville as well. I might consider the Silver Lake and Smokey Point areas.



Otherwise, once again, Snohomish has a few smaller apartment units spread throughout the city limits. Small, quiet town, people generally take a little pride in keeping the place looking presentable, not a whole lot of riff-raff, really neat historic district, nice downtown shopping and dining area, another conveniently accessible shopping area with a few bigger retailers on the edge of town, great central location (Everett is just a few minutes west on Hwy 2, Monroe and the Skykomish valley and Stevens Pass to the east on Hwy 2, Woodinville 15 minutes south on Hwy 9, Lake Stevens and Arlington to the north on Hwy 9), etc. My wife and I have both lived here for a long time and really like the community. Our only complaint would be that the water bills are high here compared to the surrounding communities, but the extra cost doesn't outweigh the benefits of living here, in my opinion.
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The bold part is the absolute TRUTH.  95% of the shootings and stabbings I deal with come from Casino Rd.  128th area in North Lynnwood isn't to much better.  Its where I live now.  Silver Lake used to be a great little area but it is now no immune to the problems bleeding out of EvereROT(its what we call it at the hospital).



The second paragraph is pretty much spot on.

Link Posted: 12/20/2014 12:39:05 PM EDT
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Have lived in Arlington for 7 yrs.  Obviously, the commute to Boeing in Everett, where I work, varies depending on time of day.  Days, if I leave around 0430, I can get there in about an hr.  Later than that & it gets rough.  Currently work at night, so the commute is the way I like it: under 1 hr from my garage to the punch-in clock.  Used to live in Bothell, & I liked it there, too.  I have zero problems living either here or there.  They're just different.  It really all depends on what you're after, & what you're willing to sacrifice, but IMO, work & commute time should be weighted in the decision, since most of your time will be centered around the daily grind.  Having hobby sites conveniently nearby is fine & all, but the majority of your daily life probably won't be consumed by that.  Sitting in traffic for 2+ hrs/day will get old.

The region up here is just on the edge of convenience.  Most of the std-fare shopping conveniences are nearby at Marysville/Smokey Pt, so I'm kind of getting a best-of-both-worlds bang for my buck.  I imagine, unless the economy take another bug dump, this region will grow still more.  Of course, anything along/near by the I5 corridor is inevitably ripe for growth.
Link Posted: 12/20/2014 3:44:13 PM EDT
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Of urban areas, Everett is crap.  It has all the downside of urban and virtually none of the upside.  

If you like Denver, you'd like places like Seattle and Portland.  You would not like Everett.  Everett is the little brother on meth that's already pawned all his good shit compared to big brother Seattle.

Silverdale is beautiful.  It'll have 95% of what you'd ever want from a city, and the rest isn't too far away in Tacoma (about 45-50 south), or Seattle (a nice ferry ride over, or 1:40 around the bottom).  Moreso, Silverdale is the starting point for all sorts of fun out on the Olympic Peninsula.  Lots of great stuff out there.

We considered a move to Everett when my better half was offered a job that paid 2.5X what she was making.  Still not worth it.
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I couldn't have described it better myself.

Also, for folks that live in Seattle or the greater Seattle, most just know Everett as the area where you hit traffic
Link Posted: 12/20/2014 6:43:49 PM EDT
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I couldn't have described it better myself.

Also, for folks that live in Seattle or the greater Seattle, most just know Everett as the area where you hit traffic
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Of urban areas, Everett is crap.  It has all the downside of urban and virtually none of the upside.  

If you like Denver, you'd like places like Seattle and Portland.  You would not like Everett.  Everett is the little brother on meth that's already pawned all his good shit compared to big brother Seattle.

Silverdale is beautiful.  It'll have 95% of what you'd ever want from a city, and the rest isn't too far away in Tacoma (about 45-50 south), or Seattle (a nice ferry ride over, or 1:40 around the bottom).  Moreso, Silverdale is the starting point for all sorts of fun out on the Olympic Peninsula.  Lots of great stuff out there.

We considered a move to Everett when my better half was offered a job that paid 2.5X what she was making.  Still not worth it.


I couldn't have described it better myself.

Also, for folks that live in Seattle or the greater Seattle, most just know Everett as the area where you hit traffic

uh-huh.....been on southbound I-5 lately...say,  from Northgate  to South Seattle?
Link Posted: 12/25/2014 11:30:25 PM EDT
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uh-huh.....been on southbound I-5 lately...say,  from Northgate  to South Seattle?
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Of urban areas, Everett is crap.  It has all the downside of urban and virtually none of the upside.  

If you like Denver, you'd like places like Seattle and Portland.  You would not like Everett.  Everett is the little brother on meth that's already pawned all his good shit compared to big brother Seattle.

Silverdale is beautiful.  It'll have 95% of what you'd ever want from a city, and the rest isn't too far away in Tacoma (about 45-50 south), or Seattle (a nice ferry ride over, or 1:40 around the bottom).  Moreso, Silverdale is the starting point for all sorts of fun out on the Olympic Peninsula.  Lots of great stuff out there.

We considered a move to Everett when my better half was offered a job that paid 2.5X what she was making.  Still not worth it.


I couldn't have described it better myself.

Also, for folks that live in Seattle or the greater Seattle, most just know Everett as the area where you hit traffic

uh-huh.....been on southbound I-5 lately...say,  from Northgate  to South Seattle?


Well Seattle traffic is pretty much awful all over, but I'd say Everett deserves a special mention.

Just my .02, and hey ust another reason to live in Silverdale?
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