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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

$354

lighter monthly cost than New Haven

Seattle gives you room New Haven doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

5% more expensive than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$458/mo less in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$354 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$791k

87% more expensive than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

4.0M

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

New Haven keeps to 155 pleasant days a year.

1311% more happening than in New Haven.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

39% higher than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

8900% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

same energy as seattle, different zip code:

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