$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs

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Seattle, WA cityscape

swapping out of colorado springs

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

$94

more each month than Colorado Springs ran you

A small premium for Seattle. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

27% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$94 less than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$791k

71% more expensive than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

4.0M

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Colorado Springs actually gets more: 184 pleasant days a year.

491% more happening than in Colorado Springs.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

31% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

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

·walk score®

98/100

23% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

718% more than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

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