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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

$472

under Miami, every month

Not a fortune, but real money. Seattle runs cheaper than Miami month over month.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

18% cheaper than Miami(vs $2,665/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Miami

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$472 more than Miami

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

04a house here

$791k

40% more expensive than Miami

vs $565k in Miami

05metro size

4.0M

vs 6.2M in Miami

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Miami gets 272 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

74% fewer events than Miami. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

21% higher than Miami

vs 77/100 in Miami

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% higher than Miami

vs 97/100 in Miami

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

46% fewer than Miami

vs 167 nonstops in Miami

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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PortlandTrentonSalt Lake City