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| Best kept secret in the Northwest - 2/25/2024
Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns Washington State. I was absolutely certain that my wife’s heartfelt desire was to live in Arizona. She changed her mind and chose Lynden. We like both like being in a lovely smaller town, zero crime, very nicely kept, great people and beautiful surroundings. Plenty to see and do. The Jansen Art center is fantastic! I will only name a few of the reasons for moving cross country. East Coast “in your face” and irresponsible politics, high crime rate, break ins, no bail criminal culture, very high taxes, poor workmanship in the skilled tradesmen, unhappy and unpleasant community atmosphere. Taxpayers constantly complaining, yet voted the same folks back in. Lynden is only an hour away from Vancouver and we go to Canada almost as often as we go to Bellingham.. As I say to my wife daily, “it really feels like we’re on vacation here” as we gaze at Mount Baker from out living room window situated on on the golf coarse. Lastly, we met two families from our old Metro Philly neighborhood who moved to Lynden a few years ago.ironically. Lynden is the best kept secret in the Northwest and we are very grateful for the neighbors and new found friends. .
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| One of the better places if you're trapped in WA - 11/12/2019
I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because Bellingham is supposed to be more "progressive"; however, my first impression of Bellingham was watching two people scream at each other in a Fred Meyer over their place in line and having some road rager chase me through a round-about. That was just my first day here and it never got better so we chose to move to Lynden. Lynden has been the nicest thing about living here. I'm an atheist progressive and Lynden is a god-fearing town. It can be a little backwards. You'll see anti-abortion signs every few miles, but I've never been discriminated against here because of my beliefs. THE GOOD: Lynden has some of the nicest people you'll find along the I-5 corridor in Washington. They're not Minnesota nice or Southern nice, but they're as friendly as it gets in Washington. Lynden is a slice of Americana with quite a few Canadians living here. It's very safe and quiet. Locals are honest and trustworthy. If you hear a siren, you know something really bad has happened. It's only about 10 minutes to the Canadian border. New houses are popping up everywhere. Lynden actually still has trick-or-treaters (and lots of them!) that go house to house, and Lynden is full of lights during the holidays. It's a great place to be at Christmas. THE BAD: There are only two large grocery stores here so you'll have to drive 30 minutes for any major shopping... and because it's an agricultural area, there are lots of funky smells.
To any kind, considerate person thinking about moving to Washington, if you can find a job near either town, I'd only recommend living in two places: Sequim or Lynden. The rest of this state will eat you alive.
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