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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

$165

pricier each month than Ogden

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

34% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$165 less than Ogden

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

04a house here

$791k

51% more expensive than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

4.0M

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Ogden only manages 174 of those.

A month here packs 127.0× the events of Ogden.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

16% higher than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

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

·walk score®

98/100

17% higher than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

0% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

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