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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

$20

lighter monthly cost than Duluth

Cost barely budges between Seattle and Duluth. 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

41% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$654/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$20 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$791k

213% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

4.0M

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.

8.5× the events of Duluth, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

27% higher than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

98/100

216% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2150% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

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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