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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$105

cheaper each month than Virginia Beach

Cost barely budges between Seattle and Virginia Beach. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

21% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach

vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$105 more than Virginia Beach

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

04a house here

$791k

111% more expensive than Virginia Beach

vs $375k in Virginia Beach

05metro size

4.0M

vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Virginia Beach actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 8.5× the events of Virginia Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

63% higher than Virginia Beach

vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach

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

·walk score®

98/100

11% higher than Virginia Beach

vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

429% more than Virginia Beach

vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach

04 · see also

neighbors of seattle on the map of tradeoffs:

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