loadbearingcorrosion t1_j9s1xm1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:39 AM

If you're looking for a bit more rural, Rainier OR is just over the bridge from Longview, a lot of hobby farms and multi-acre lots.

HuskyKMA t1_j9s90wl wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:39 AM

But then you're losing 9% of your pay to income tax.

loadbearingcorrosion t1_j9sc13p wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:07 AM

Worth every penny to not live in Longview/Kelso.

Slushytradwife t1_j9sf17s wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:36 AM

Parents live in kalama and only like it because they live away from people but in a woodland hippie way and not a maga way

followyourvalues t1_j9sw1so wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:03 AM

You have to pay state income tax if you live there, but work in WA?

HuskyKMA t1_j9tovun wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Yes

followyourvalues t1_j9uis7m wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Lame. OR is rude, man. If I live in WA, but work in OR -- I have to pay their income tax.

Their citizens should be able to do the opposite (not pay state income if they work out of state).

Meanwhile, they are allowed to negate WA sales tax by showing an OR ID. That should go away too.

Oh well.

appsecSme t1_j9vqnvh wrote on February 24, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Yeah, it's a bit lame. I live and work in Washington, but my wife works in Oregon. It's kind of annoying that we have to pay Oregon taxes on her income, and also file the Oregon tax return. A nice benefit of living in Washington is not having to file a state return at all.

Since we live in Washington we don't really get any of the benefit of those income taxes, other than maybe the roads she travels on to commute.