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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

$462

the monthly premium over Knoxville

You'd pay for Seattle. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

27% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Knoxville

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$462 less than Knoxville

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

04a house here

$791k

118% more expensive than Knoxville

vs $364k in Knoxville

05metro size

4.0M

vs 947k in Knoxville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Knoxville has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 6.0× Knoxville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

35% higher than Knoxville

vs 69/100 in Knoxville

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

·walk score®

98/100

38% higher than Knoxville

vs 71/100 in Knoxville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

429% more than Knoxville

vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville

04 · see also

same energy as seattle, different zip code:

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