$100k a year, no longer in San Luis Obispo

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Seattle, WA cityscape

next stop after san luis obispo

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

$1,677

under San Luis Obispo, every month

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

29% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo

vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$1,677 more than San Luis Obispo

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

04a house here

$791k

15% cheaper than San Luis Obispo

vs $934k in San Luis Obispo

05metro size

4.0M

vs 282k in San Luis Obispo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

San Luis Obispo gets 303 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

25.4× the events of San Luis Obispo, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

37% higher than San Luis Obispo

vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo

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

·walk score®

98/100

0% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

2900% more than San Luis Obispo

vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo

04 · see also

cities that play in seattle's register:

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