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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$877

below Trenton's monthly cost

In Seattle, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

14% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$531/mo less in state tax than Trenton

vs 6.37% in Trenton

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$877 more than Trenton

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

04a house here

$791k

73% more expensive than Trenton

vs $456k in Trenton

05metro size

4.0M

vs 382k in Trenton

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Trenton keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 23.1× more on the calendar than Trenton.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

31% higher than Trenton

vs 71/100 in Trenton

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

·walk score®

98/100

11% higher than Trenton

vs 88/100 in Trenton

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

27% fewer than Trenton

vs 123 nonstops in Trenton

04 · see also

same energy as seattle, different zip code:

see also

portland

similar overall lifestyle

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see also

salt lake city

$198/mo cheaper

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olympia

$202/mo cheaper

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