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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

$401

pricier each month than Montgomery

Seattle costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

59% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery

vs 5% in Montgomery

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$401 less than Montgomery

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

04a house here

$791k

274% more expensive than Montgomery

vs $212k in Montgomery

05metro size

4.0M

vs 385k in Montgomery

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Montgomery only manages 181 of those.

694% more happening than in Montgomery.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

111% higher than Montgomery

vs 44/100 in Montgomery

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

·walk score®

98/100

61% higher than Montgomery

vs 61/100 in Montgomery

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2900% more than Montgomery

vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery

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