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Seattle

wa · metro 4.0M

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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

$611

the monthly premium over Lafayette

Seattle costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
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02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

65% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than Lafayette

vs 3% in Lafayette

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$611 less than Lafayette

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

04a house here

$791k

295% more expensive than Lafayette

vs $200k in Lafayette

05metro size

4.0M

vs 414k in Lafayette

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Lafayette has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 50.8× the events of Lafayette.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

116% higher than Lafayette

vs 43/100 in Lafayette

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

·walk score®

98/100

15% higher than Lafayette

vs 85/100 in Lafayette

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2900% more than Lafayette

vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette

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