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Seattle

wa · metro 4.0M

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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

$1,472

less monthly outlay than San Diego

Seattle runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

24% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego

vs 9.3% in San Diego

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$1,472 more than San Diego

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

04a house here

$791k

22% cheaper than San Diego

vs $1010k in San Diego

05metro size

4.0M

vs 3.3M in San Diego

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.5× more on the calendar than San Diego.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

24% higher than San Diego

vs 75/100 in San Diego

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

·walk score®

98/100

1% lower than San Diego

vs 99/100 in San Diego

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

64% more than San Diego

vs 55 nonstops in San Diego

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