[correctthought]

Thanks guys,

It was one of the cities my wife and I were thinking of relocating to get out of NYC.

I was wondering if I was being unfair. Anyway, I think we like Vancouver (WA) better.

Thanks again.

[Stoat]

Thanks guys,

It was one of the cities my wife and I were thinking of relocating to get out of NYC.

I was wondering if I was being unfair. Anyway, I think we like Vancouver (WA) better.

Thanks again.

You're quite welcome.  Eastern Washington is known for being 'the sane part' of Washington, with a high Republican percentage there, although the climate is completely different from the West, thanks to the Cascade mountain range.  Vancouver, although on the West side, is advantageous because it's so close to the Oregon border and people frequently drive across to do their shopping and avoid the Washington sales tax.  As a result, some retail industries may be a bit more depressed in Vancouver than in cities farther North.  That aside, Vancouver has a lot to offer and you 'probably' won't be seeing quite so many "Che!" t-shirts on scruffy hippies in the supermarkets there as you do in Seattle.

Thanks guys,

It was one of the cities my wife and I were thinking of relocating to get out of NYC.

I was wondering if I was being unfair. Anyway, I think we like Vancouver (WA) better.

Thanks again.

[Clemenza]

Vancouver is nice in that you pay no income tax as a Washington resident, but can take a five minute drive across the bridge to Oregon where there is no state sales tax.