with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oxnard

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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

$1,577

less monthly outlay than Oxnard

Seattle runs on a fraction of Oxnard's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

27% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$1,577 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$791k

14% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

4.0M

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.6× more on the calendar than Oxnard.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

26% higher than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

98/100

2% higher than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

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