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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

$167

the monthly premium over Milwaukee

A small premium for Seattle. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

46% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee

vs 6.27% in Milwaukee

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$167 less than Milwaukee

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

04a house here

$791k

101% more expensive than Milwaukee

vs $394k in Milwaukee

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.6M in Milwaukee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Milwaukee keeps to 149 pleasant days a year.

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

93/100

52% higher than Milwaukee

vs 61/100 in Milwaukee

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

·walk score®

98/100

0% lower than Milwaukee

vs 98/100 in Milwaukee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

200% more than Milwaukee

vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee

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