A millennial moved from Georgia to a Seattle suburb. She said her job pays nearly twice as much, and the weather is ideal.

Real Estate A millennial moved from Georgia to a Seattle suburb. She said her job pays nearly twice as much, and the weather is ideal. Facebook Email Twitter LinkedIn Copy Link Read in app Bremerton, Washington. A millennial and her husband moved from a suburb of Atlanta to a Seattle suburb. She makes nearly twice as much in her new union job as she did in a similar role in Georgia. She loves the weather and nature, and she said her cost of living excluding rent is lower. Advertisement Caroline, 29, was tired of making $40,000 a year as an academic librarian in a suburb of Atlanta . After attending state schools in Georgia and working for a state university in the Cartersville area, she decided to move to the complete opposite side of the country in a suburb of Seattle. Caroline, whose last name is known to Business Insider but requested partial anonymity for privacy reasons, knew the cost of living in Seattle would be pricier, though she knew that an equivalent position in Washington would come with a much higher paycheck and more benefits. The people are younger and quieter in Bremerton, the Seattle suburb in which she lives with her husband, and the weather is an improvement, she said. “Even with the huge jump in rent, it is still a better situation here,” Caroline said. “Rent is literally double, but I also make almost double what I made, and our utility costs are a lot lower.” From 2021 to 2022, over 253,000 people left Georgia for states including Florida , Texas , and North Carolina, according to US Census data. Nearly 5,600 made the move from Georgia to Washington, a particularly popular destination for California movers. Advertisement Many have moved to Washington for professional opportunities in […]

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