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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

$129

the monthly premium over Allentown

Barely costlier than Allentown. If Seattle pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

21% more expensive than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$256/mo less in state tax than Allentown

vs 3.07% in Allentown

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$129 less than Allentown

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

04a house here

$791k

120% more expensive than Allentown

vs $359k in Allentown

05metro size

4.0M

vs 874k in Allentown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Allentown only logs 157 pleasant days.

9.4× the events of Allentown, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

27% higher than Allentown

vs 73/100 in Allentown

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

·walk score®

98/100

14% higher than Allentown

vs 86/100 in Allentown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

900% more than Allentown

vs 9 nonstops in Allentown

04 · see also

same energy as seattle, different zip code:

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