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wtfisreality OP t1_j9w18nk wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What cities/towns are cheap but not too isolated? by wtfisreality

I was looking, but the state income tax seems like it would be an issue.

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AliveAndThenSome t1_j9w5gyf wrote

But the lack of a sales tax in OR has a lot going for it, too. Our local sales tax in King County is over 9% on non-grocery items.

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Dumbnysos t1_j9x3yw3 wrote

Even though it's certainly gotten more expensive than it used to be, Vancouver still has the benefit of being able to avoid both sales and income tax. If you go outside Vancouver there are cheaper rooms that pop up from developments, and that obviously makes it harder to save on sales tax for more everyday purchases, but you still have that option for larger purchases, and somewhere like Battle Ground has easy access to I-5, feels less crowded, and while it's hardly a hippie commune it's also not a right-wing hellhole

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