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Western Washington is pretty good. I would give it a solid 8 of 10. Once you wrap your head around the weather and outfit with a wardrobe made entirely of gore-tex this place is great. When I retire in another 30 or 35 years I would like a second home in Montana where I grew up. Nice place and friendly folks. The winters are bitter and economic opportunity can be pretty scarce, but I love the wide open country and the pace of life there.