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Originally Posted by scottmandue
Hiking, biking, plays, concerts, food.
Here is a list I started and comparing stats (I know it pretty much runs the I-5 from OR. to Canada):
Longview, WA
Tacoma, WA
Ferndale, WA
Bellingham, WA
Vancouver, WA
Puyallup, WA
Bothell, WA
Everett, WA
Olympia WA
Those all get around 35-40 inches rain... but as was said early on not so much the rain but the grey gloomy days... would like 150-200 days of sunshine.
Also spent my whole life in the big city... so would like something in a small/medium size (around 30-50K-ish)
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Sorry, all of those qualify for grey and gloomy.
I grew up in Puyallup and moved out towards Enumclaw 20+ years ago.
Tacoma is set to bust out if you are looking towards buying for an investment. That's where we are going to downsize to in the near term. The Stadium, Theater, Brewery and Medical Mile districts are going to be very solid as they continue to expand their light rail.
With your want of sun, I would suggest looking at the Tri Cities area in Eastern WA. Yes, it does get cold snaps at times, but there is quite of bit to do, biking and such and around 200 wineries within an hours drive or so. Trust me, I have been to multitudes with my wife.
Winters for Wa residents is a good time to travel south to the sun as we do as much as we can. Even more when I pull the plug next month!!