COMMENT BY
jim from Bellingham, WA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Bellingham, WA
COMMENT
Cost of living much HIGHER in Bellingham than you
You are way off on your cost of utilities being low in Bellingham, I lived in another town in another part of Washington and for 1630KWH a month my bill there was $56.50 in Bellingham where the power company is mainly owned by foreign investors according to Puget Energy my power bill for a home in bellingham using 1230KWH A MONTH(that's 400 KWH less than where I live now.
The bill would "aprx. $120.00 a month" that using 400 KWH than I use now and I am still paying $43.50 less in the same State and believe me it's going to caost B'hamer's much more the investment Power company just a short tome ago got approval for a rate hike...so your cost of living for utilities is off the mark...also for the same level ofcable/phone service/internet service provided by the same company I use, B'hamer's pay $105.92 a month, I pay $74.95 a month...that's well over 30% more than I pay...also because of the way over inflated housing prices bellingham experienced in their greedy period od what people tell me was 1999 til 2008. rentals have gone way up...of course it being a University town the college students just bring in a extra roommate to defer costs the worker bees are the ones left having to downsize.
A long time friend of mine who leaves in B'ham says poorer choice of housing as lead to problems in the community has laed to all sorts of problems...he told me that the local housing authority has been overwhelmed with people on their waiting list the past 3 to 5 years.
Bob (my friend) said to tell you that housing in Bellingham is way over the 106 mark you gave it. I gave him your site to look up for himself so he could see I was not kidding him. Has a Home owmer inthe greater B'ham area for nearly twenty years the glory years of reasonably rent and housing "left the house years ago". Bobb says get on line with his local newspaper th "Bellingham Herald" and go through their business secton archives and front page section for the past two years if you want the real scope on the cost of living in Bellingham, WA.