[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Nisqually_earthquake [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Washing...
That could cause a large to very large tsunami.
The place we selected is proof against any Tsunami, and massively over-built to handle large earthquakes.
https://www.climate.washington.edu/stormking/mainindex.html
On the other hand, we're planning on the 70 year time horizon, which is basically reasonable MAX_AGE for our teenage son, so looking many decades back was appropriate for us as well.
Further, as more and more energy ends up captured in the atmosphere, we expect rare atmospheric events to become a lot less rare.
> it's fairly isolated from inclement weather phenomenon.
Indeed, we're loving it, especially given that we generally like cool, wet weather as a baseline.
Above, I specifically called out something you can't generally build for, which is flooding. Flooding comes either from water running down hill or from below, due to rising bodies of water. Our house is at the top of a very shallow rise/'hill', so we don't have to worry about the former. That we're more than 100 feet above any relevant body of water protects us from the latter.
The other items are generally about high winds, and this house is pretty much proof against that. It was massively over-built.
The only thing it could not withstand is a direct hit from a powerful tornado.
Our electricity is almost all hydro, and so very green. Our only vehicle is a Tesla which we charge at home.
Our home is relatively close to the Puget sound but we're nearly 100 feet above it, which will make us proof against 21st century sea level rise, hurricanes (currently impossible here) and tsunamis. At the same time, the very large amount of water near us strongly moderates our temperature fluctuations, similar to but stronger than the same effect on the peninsula in the SF Bay Area.
There's no state income taxes. Property tax is slightly higher than in the SF Bay Area. Sales tax is about the same.
Finally, this is my current view: https://www.realms.org/pics/woods-outside.jpg