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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

$403

more expensive each month than Nashville

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

23% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Nashville

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$403 less than Nashville

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

04a house here

$791k

72% more expensive than Nashville

vs $461k in Nashville

05metro size

4.0M

vs 2.1M in Nashville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Nashville only manages 173 of those.

A similar weekend lineup to Nashville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

66% higher than Nashville

vs 56/100 in Nashville

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

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than Nashville

vs 96/100 in Nashville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

91% more than Nashville

vs 47 nonstops in Nashville

04 · see also

neighbors of seattle on the map of tradeoffs:

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