with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee

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Seattle, WA cityscape

if you left tallahassee

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

$666

pricier each month than Tallahassee

Seattle costs more than Tallahassee, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

44% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$666 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$791k

174% more expensive than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

4.0M

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Tallahassee gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 127.0× more on the calendar than Tallahassee.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

60% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

98/100

27% higher than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

1186% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as seattle:

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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