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Seattle, WA cityscape

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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

$669

pricier each month than Chattanooga

Seattle runs a little pricier than Chattanooga. 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

44% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Chattanooga

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$669 less than Chattanooga

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

04a house here

$791k

146% more expensive than Chattanooga

vs $322k in Chattanooga

05metro size

4.0M

vs 580k in Chattanooga

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Chattanooga barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.0× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

35% higher than Chattanooga

vs 69/100 in Chattanooga

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

·walk score®

98/100

20% higher than Chattanooga

vs 82/100 in Chattanooga

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

1025% more than Chattanooga

vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga

04 · see also

cities that play in seattle's register:

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