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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.

metro4.0M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$298

more expensive each month than Melbourne

Seattle runs a little pricier than Melbourne. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

16% more expensive than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Melbourne

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$298 less than Melbourne

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

04a house here

$791k

125% more expensive than Melbourne

vs $351k in Melbourne

05metro size

4.0M

vs 644k in Melbourne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Melbourne edges ahead with 254 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

93/100

69% higher than Melbourne

vs 55/100 in Melbourne

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

·walk score®

98/100

17% higher than Melbourne

vs 84/100 in Melbourne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

4400% more than Melbourne

vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne

04 · see also

if seattle appeals, also worth a look:

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