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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

$465

more expensive each month than Pittsburgh

Seattle costs more than Pittsburgh, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

49% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$256/mo less in state tax than Pittsburgh

vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$465 less than Pittsburgh

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

04a house here

$791k

255% more expensive than Pittsburgh

vs $223k in Pittsburgh

05metro size

4.0M

vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Pittsburgh only logs 161 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than Pittsburgh.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

35% higher than Pittsburgh

vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% lower than Pittsburgh

vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

143% more than Pittsburgh

vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh

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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