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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.

metro4.0M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,481

less monthly outlay than Los Angeles

Move to Seattle and the monthly math gets easier. Los Angeles's rent is the headline; Seattle's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

24% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles

vs 9.3% in Los Angeles

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$1,481 more than Los Angeles

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

04a house here

$791k

23% cheaper than Los Angeles

vs $1029k in Los Angeles

05metro size

4.0M

vs 12.8M in Los Angeles

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.

On par with Los Angeles for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

39% higher than Los Angeles

vs 67/100 in Los Angeles

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

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than Los Angeles

vs 96/100 in Los Angeles

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

40% fewer than Los Angeles

vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles

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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PortlandTrentonSalt Lake City