$100k a year, no longer in Shreveport

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Seattle, WA cityscape

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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

$635

more each month than Shreveport ran you

Seattle runs a little pricier than Shreveport. 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

68% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than Shreveport

vs 3% in Shreveport

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$635 less than Shreveport

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

04a house here

$791k

350% more expensive than Shreveport

vs $176k in Shreveport

05metro size

4.0M

vs 383k in Shreveport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

25300% more happening than in Shreveport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

66% higher than Shreveport

vs 56/100 in Shreveport

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

·walk score®

98/100

92% higher than Shreveport

vs 51/100 in Shreveport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

1700% more than Shreveport

vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport

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