[AmericanChopper]

Yeah, that's a fair point. It is certainly less edgy than downtown Seattle. That said, living in Seattle and commuting east is far more doable than the other way around (although that could be subject to change). I also imagine that the east side is more desirable to employees with families, though I have no idea how much of the workforce that actually makes up.

Preferences aside though, the one thing the east has that Seattle City doesn't is abundant space.

[seanmcdirmid]

These days, the traffic into Seattle is very well balanced with out from Seattle, the reverse commute is kind of dead.