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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.

metro4.0M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$462

more expensive each month than Las Vegas

Seattle runs a little pricier than Las Vegas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

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

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Las Vegas

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$462 less than Las Vegas

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

04a house here

$791k

76% more expensive than Las Vegas

vs $451k in Las Vegas

05metro size

4.0M

vs 2.3M in Las Vegas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Las Vegas edges ahead with 210 pleasant days.

But the calendar thins out: Las Vegas stays 13.8× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

16% higher than Las Vegas

vs 80/100 in Las Vegas

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

·walk score®

98/100

20% higher than Las Vegas

vs 82/100 in Las Vegas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

32% fewer than Las Vegas

vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas

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