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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

$514

the monthly premium over Jacksonville

Seattle costs more than Jacksonville, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
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02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

31% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$514 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$791k

121% more expensive than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Jacksonville gets 198 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

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

93/100

45% higher than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

98/100

5% higher than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

246% more than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

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