A millennial moved from Georgia to a Seattle suburb. She said her job pays nearly twice as much, and the weather is ideal.

• A millennial and her husband moved from a suburb of Atlanta to a Seattle suburb.
• She makes nearly twice as much in her new union job as she did in a similar role in Georgia.
• She loves the weather and nature, and she said her cost of living excluding rent is lower.

Caroline, 29, was tired of making $40,000 a year as an academic librarian in a suburb of Atlanta. After attending state schools in Georgia and working for a state university in the Cartersville area, she decided to move to the complete opposite side of the country in a suburb of Seattle.