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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

$442

more each month than Cleveland ran you

Seattle runs a little pricier than Cleveland. 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

55% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Cleveland

vs 3.99% in Cleveland

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$442 less than Cleveland

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

04a house here

$791k

214% more expensive than Cleveland

vs $252k in Cleveland

05metro size

4.0M

vs 2.2M in Cleveland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Cleveland barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.9× Cleveland's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

48% higher than Cleveland

vs 63/100 in Cleveland

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

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than Cleveland

vs 96/100 in Cleveland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

61% more than Cleveland

vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland

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