I left Seattle 8 years ago. I visit relatives there every year and one lives a mile or two south of the Tacoma Dome.
If I HAD TO move back to the area, it would be Tacoma. It’s what Seattle was at its zenith, regarding quality of life.
My house is actually in Dupont, a very nice little town just across I-5 from Joint base Lewis-McChord. It’s a great town for raising a family, and the housing prices reflect that.