We just bought a place in the Junction area and love it. I had the same thoughts on West Seattle when I first moved here, but now feel like it is very underrated. I work from home and my wife walks to work, so we don't need to deal with any of the traffic issues mentioned though. Most everything we need is in a two by two block area, so everything is within walking distance and it is definitely easy to just end up spending most of your time in West Seattle. Some of my favorite things about it:
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