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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$334

pricier each month than Cape Coral

Seattle runs a little pricier than Cape Coral. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

18% more expensive than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$334 less than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$791k

123% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

4.0M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

93/100

69% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

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

·walk score®

98/100

133% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

173% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as seattle:

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