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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

$23

pricier each month than Richmond

Barely costlier than Richmond. If Seattle pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

30% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$479/mo less in state tax than Richmond

vs 5.75% in Richmond

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$23 less than Richmond

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

04a house here

$791k

101% more expensive than Richmond

vs $394k in Richmond

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.4M in Richmond

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Richmond only logs 172 pleasant days.

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

93/100

43% higher than Richmond

vs 65/100 in Richmond

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

·walk score®

98/100

42% higher than Richmond

vs 69/100 in Richmond

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

374% more than Richmond

vs 19 nonstops in Richmond

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