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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

$460

the monthly premium over Reading

Seattle costs more than Reading, 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

48% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$256/mo less in state tax than Reading

vs 3.07% in Reading

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$460 less than Reading

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

04a house here

$791k

155% more expensive than Reading

vs $311k in Reading

05metro size

4.0M

vs 433k in Reading

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Reading only logs 157 pleasant days.

8.8× the events of Reading, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

43% higher than Reading

vs 65/100 in Reading

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

·walk score®

98/100

15% higher than Reading

vs 85/100 in Reading

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

0% fewer than Reading

vs 0 nonstops in Reading

04 · see also

same energy as seattle, different zip code:

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