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swapping out of oklahoma city

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

$422

more expensive each month than Oklahoma City

You'd pay for Seattle. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

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

02state income tax

0%

$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City

vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$422 less than Oklahoma City

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

04a house here

$791k

221% more expensive than Oklahoma City

vs $246k in Oklahoma City

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Oklahoma City has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 5.2× the events of Oklahoma City.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

107% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City

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

·walk score®

98/100

34% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

350% more than Oklahoma City

vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City

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