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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

$197

more expensive each month than Tampa

Barely costlier than Tampa. If Seattle pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

10% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Tampa

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$197 less than Tampa

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

04a house here

$791k

112% more expensive than Tampa

vs $374k in Tampa

05metro size

4.0M

vs 3.3M in Tampa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Tampa gets 243 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

429% more happening than in Tampa.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

50% higher than Tampa

vs 62/100 in Tampa

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

·walk score®

98/100

7% higher than Tampa

vs 92/100 in Tampa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

32% more than Tampa

vs 68 nonstops in Tampa

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