with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio

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Seattle, WA cityscape

swapping out of san antonio

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

$799

pricier each month than San Antonio

Seattle runs a little pricier than San Antonio. 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

57% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$799 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$791k

182% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

4.0M

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

San Antonio barely cracks 167 pleasant ones.

125% more happening than in San Antonio.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

90% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% higher than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

157% more than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

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