I was going to suggest that too. Spokane (great suggestion TriscuitBob!)

Vancouver, where I live, but housing is also getting real expensive due to demand and low inventory. You have urban and suburban options as well as small towns on the outskirts of Clark County.

Olympia or Tumwater if you want to be close to Seattle (My son and his SO share a studio apt in Tumwater and I've always liked visiting Oly.)

Oregon: Eugene/Springfield, Salem, Corvallis, Medford. Or a couple of Portland Suburbs I like as long as you work close by is Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, or Tualatin.