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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$757

pricier each month than Memphis

Seattle runs a little pricier than Memphis. 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

53% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$757 less than Memphis

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

04a house here

$791k

225% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Memphis edges ahead with 185 pleasant days.

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

93/100

66% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

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

·walk score®

98/100

10% higher than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

181% more than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as seattle:

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