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Why is Sequim One Of The 10 Best Places To Retire?

by Chuck Marunde / Thursday, 08 August 2019 / Published in Retire in Sequim
10 Best Places to Retire

Sequim has been on the list of the 10 Best Places To Retire many times during the last two decades in national retirement magazines, and there’s a reason. Actually, there are many reasons, and that’s what I want to talk about today.

If you could make your own list of the 10 Best Places To Retire, what would you put on your list? Maybe an equally important question would be what you would not want on the list. Let’s start with the things you do not want for sure.

Guess how I compiled this list of community problems none of us want? I simply read the daily newspaper in several California cities these past few months. No kidding. All these things are happening in California on a regular basis. No wonder people are escaping California in the tens of thousands every month. [See this Video on Escaping California]

Here’s the good news, and this is almost too good to be true, but it is true. Sequim WA has none of these problems. I’ve called Sequim “Paradise” for many years, until Paradise, California burned up. But in many ways Sequim is a paradise. I just met with some California buyers yesterday, and here’s some of what we discussed.

  1. Sequim has none of the bad weather we see every year from the east coast of the U.S. to the west coast, which means Sequim never has tornadoes, hurricanes, forest fires, floods that damage homes and farm fields, massive wind storms, lightning storms, mudslides, and
  2. Sequim does not have either weather extremes or temperature extremes, meaning it doesn’t get either cold or hot here, and
  3. Sequim rarely even gets snow, and when it does it melts the same day or within days [See this video with rare Snow in Sequim], and
  4. Sequim only gets 16 inches of rain a year, 1/3rd the rainfall of Seattle only 2 hours away [See my Sequim Weather Video and the Sequim Blue Hole], 
  5. Sequim is a magnet for some of the most amazing retirees in their 50s and 60s you will ever meet, because they are successful but humble, and they are mature mentally, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. They are content and well balanced, and wonderful conversationalists. They know what they want, and they know how to live it. No wonder Sequim is such a happy place to live. [See this video Why Retire in Sequim?]

I’ve lived in Sequim for 25 years, and I raised my children here and had a career here as a real estate attorney. Like so many others who have lived here for a long time, I say, “I don’t ever plan to live anywhere else. I love living in Sequim.” [Short Video of What See and Hear in Sequim Everyday]

Not only is Sequim One of the 10 Best Places to Retire, if more people around the country knew how amazing Sequim is, it would be even more popular. Let’s keep this little secret between us.

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About Chuck Marunde

After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck opened iRealty Virtual Brokers covering the Sequim and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Chuck is the author of numerous magazine and Internet articles with a primary focus on real estate. He is also the author of over a dozen books, mostly about Sequim real estate. Chuck is a photographer, videographer, and Registered FAA Drone Pilot. Chuck has combined his love for real estate and technology to create a growing Internet presence in his market, and enjoys building his websites and blogs, including SequimBlog.com and Sequim4Sale.com and LuxuryWaterViewHomes.com. Chuck has degrees in Economics, Law, and Education.

2 Comments to “ Why is Sequim One Of The 10 Best Places To Retire?”

  1. Andrew Przenkop says :Reply
    February 5, 2021 at 7:44 am

    Andrew Przenkop I just moved here in Sept 2020, the only drawbacks are as follows.
    Lack of Medical Dental Services
    Poor customer service from building contractors, overpricing jobs.
    And long wait times between getting any type of contract work done
    80 an hr for lawn care
    Have to go to Silverdale or Seattle for major medical care
    everyone seems to want a piece of your retirement money
    too many homeless Jobless young drug users when there seem to be lots of Jobs available

  2. Chuck Marunde says :Reply
    May 23, 2021 at 9:04 am

    Andrew, I appreciate your comments, but I do have a short response to your sincere comments. I’ve never had any problem with medical or dental services in 27 years in Sequim. Poor customer service from contractors is a function of who you hire. I only hire good ones, so the customer service I get from them is stellar.

    On lawn care, I do my own. Why hire someone and pay a lot of money when you can just mow your own law? But I know of many lawn care contractors who are waiting for new jobs.

    I’ve never had to go to Silverdale or Seattle for medical care, and I would say 99% of all out patient care you’ll ever need is right in Sequim on 5th Avenue, but to see a Cardiologists you need to go to Silverdale, and if you need brain surgery, you do need to go to Seattle.

    You’re right about everyone wanting a pice of your retirement money, but that’s true in Anywhere, USA.

    Sequim doesn’t have jobless drug users walking around. Drive all over Sequim, you won’t see any, and you won’t see tents or people camping under bridges, and you won’t see very many beggars either. You might see one guy on one street corner wanting free money, but that’s about it. I have never seen anyone you could identify as a drug user in public in Sequim. Ever. If they build the Methodone Clinic, and they start shipping in drug users from Seattle, we may see some street druggees then. If that happens, you can thank all those pushing the clinic, including the Olympic Medical Center and the Jamestown Indian Tribe.

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It's rare, but once in awhile life provides the perfect collaborator for an important endeavor such as buying your new home. For me that person was Chuck Marunde. His two decade background as a Real Estate Attorney, his prolific career as an author of articles and books on Real Estate and his forthright and moral character made choosing Chuck a no-brainer. Chuck is dedicated, thorough, incredible at the negotiating table, knowledgeable about all local laws & regs but, most importantly, Chuck loves what he does. And what he does is find his client the perfect property. Chuck isn't about making the sale, he's about making the sale that is OPTIMUM for his CLIENT and this makes Chuck a rare bird indeed. I love my new home in Sequim and I am indebted to Chuck for making it happen. Kevin E.

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I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chuck over the past three years in selling my parent's estate. It was a tough time to sell during the housing recession, but Chuck always kept things on the positive side. With his real estate law background, he offers sound, practical advice. He helps you along with the process using discussions and reason, rather than opinions and speculations. If Chuck doesn’t know the answers, he will get them for you. In several instances, Chuck took the initiative to meet with county officials to get up-to-date facts about zoning and regulations. I was always impressed with his company’s tech savvy communi-cations and internet presence: weekly email updates, blogs, videos, links, Linked-in networking, etc. He is truly pioneering the future of buying & selling real estate. Brian M.

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"Andy Romano is a successful motion picture character actor with over 40 years in 'the Biz.' Mr. Romano has a home in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, but he chooses to live most of the time in Sequim, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula in the great Pacific Northwest. Why? In his own words, 'Because it's even more beautiful and surrounded by more beauty in this incredibly peaceful and quiet place. With respect to real estate agents or brokers, well my friend Chuck Marunde, owner of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate, is hands down the best there" Andy R.

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We do our homework for the task at hand and we look for and expect to enlist partners that do the same. It was our good fortune to select Chuck Marunde of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate to represent us as a buyer's broker in our search for a home in the Sequim/Port Angeles area. Chuck's site is all encompassing and super fast compared to many others, he knows the market at every conceivable level and his guidance through the process of selecting and purchasing a home is priceless - above and beyond that of anyone with whom we have ever worked. Add to all this his 20 year background in real estate law and you have discovered a superb asset in the adventure of purchasing a home. Greg and Marilyn

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