with $100k coming in, swapping out of El Paso

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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$720

more expensive each month than El Paso

Seattle runs a little pricier than El Paso. 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

49% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$720 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$791k

242% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

4.0M

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.5× more on the calendar than El Paso.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

43% higher than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

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

·walk score®

98/100

5% higher than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

592% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

if seattle appeals, also worth a look:

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