$100k salary, packing up from Akron

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Seattle

wa · metro 4.0M

photo: Thom Milkovic / unsplash

a dispatch from

seattle

WA

47.61°N

122.33°W

Seattle is coffee snobs, ferries crossing the sound, mountains in two directions, and misty mornings that make the espresso taste better. Pike Place still throws fish, the salmon is genuinely better here, and the Cascades sit right outside your window like a movie backdrop. The hippie greenmarket soul still runs through everything the tech money has built. Bring layers.

metro4.0M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$602

the monthly premium over Akron

You'd pay for Seattle. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

74% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Akron

vs 3.99% in Akron

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$602 less than Akron

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$791k

235% more expensive than Akron

vs $236k in Akron

05metro size

4.0M

vs 698k in Akron

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Akron only manages 152 of those.

670% more happening than in Akron.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

43% higher than Akron

vs 65/100 in Akron

Closest outdoor draw: Mount Rainier National Park, 59.8 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

29% higher than Akron

vs 76/100 in Akron

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

718% more than Akron

vs 11 nonstops in Akron

04 · see also

if seattle appeals, also worth a look:

see also

portland

similar overall lifestyle

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see also

trenton

more flight options

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see also

salt lake city

$198/mo cheaper

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compare seattle with:

PortlandTrentonSalt Lake City