Definitely a pricey region. Your dollar doesn’t go as far as other metros. Condos? HOAs will get ya though. Renton, Kent, White Center, Shoreline, Lynnwood, etc all have homes for definitely less than 1m… not sure what more you want out of this post. DINK here and we own but know if anything were to happen and we split I probably wouldn’t live in this metro to buy a home on my own. Doable, outside of Seattle +Bellevue just wouldn’t want to.