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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

$36

cheaper each month than Denver

Cost barely budges between Seattle and Denver. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

18% more expensive than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Denver

vs 4.4% in Denver

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$36 more than Denver

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

04a house here

$791k

32% more expensive than Denver

vs $599k in Denver

05metro size

4.0M

vs 3.0M in Denver

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Denver keeps to 174 pleasant days a year.

Denver hosts 1.8× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

9% higher than Denver

vs 85/100 in Denver

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% higher than Denver

vs 97/100 in Denver

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

47% fewer than Denver

vs 169 nonstops in Denver

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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