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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

$335

below Eugene's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Seattle. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Eugene.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

22% more expensive than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$729/mo less in state tax than Eugene

vs 8.75% in Eugene

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$335 more than Eugene

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

04a house here

$791k

74% more expensive than Eugene

vs $456k in Eugene

05metro size

4.0M

vs 381k in Eugene

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Eugene actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 9.4× the events of Eugene.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

24% higher than Eugene

vs 75/100 in Eugene

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% higher than Eugene

vs 97/100 in Eugene

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

900% more than Eugene

vs 9 nonstops in Eugene

04 · see also

neighbors of seattle on the map of tradeoffs:

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