COMMENT BY
MICHAEL from Bellingham, WA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Bellingham, WA
COMMENT
It all depends
If you do not like liberalism, rain and clouds, cold and trees, you might not like it here. Housing prices are getting up there. Unless you are from Seattle, SD, LA, etc, you are in store for price shock. If you like outdoor activities, this is a good place. I like hiking and there are too many places to hike within 100 square miles. Food and services are a bit expensive. Bellingham is dog friendly and child friendly. Predatory crime is low, but property crime and thefts are high. Gang violence is moving in from Mount Vernon.