FYI you do not want to live in Ballard if you wanna climb a lot outside it can add up to 20-30 more min of driving (since its sooo big) for afterwork climbing. Either live in Freemont or Wallingford trying to get as close to I-5 or 99. I lived in the Audrey apartments in Freemont and it is excellent location, I believe they were renting my 400 sq ft apartment for $1250 after I left.