with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Wayne

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Seattle, WA cityscape

swapping out of fort wayne

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

$756

the monthly premium over Fort Wayne

Seattle costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

85% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$756 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$791k

212% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

4.0M

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Fort Wayne only logs 161 pleasant days.

1110% more happening than in Fort Wayne.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

102% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

98/100

9% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

800% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

cities that play in seattle's register:

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