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Yakima, WA vs Sedro-Woolley, WA

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Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

If you like to be wet and soggy with rain this is the place for  More

Sedro Woolley ( pronounced seed-ro wool-ee) has a great climate. We have mild summers and winters too! A little crime but still small city. Close enough to the big  More

I don't have annual rainfall numbers to confirm that, but I wouldn't be surprised, as the Skagit Valley town of Sedro-Woolley is further away from large marine bodies of  More