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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

$545

more expensive each month than Wichita

Seattle costs more than Wichita, 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

87% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$475/mo less in state tax than Wichita

vs 5.7% in Wichita

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$545 less than Wichita

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

04a house here

$791k

257% more expensive than Wichita

vs $221k in Wichita

05metro size

4.0M

vs 653k in Wichita

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Wichita only logs 164 pleasant days.

14.1× the events of Wichita, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

79% higher than Wichita

vs 52/100 in Wichita

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

·walk score®

98/100

42% higher than Wichita

vs 69/100 in Wichita

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

718% more than Wichita

vs 11 nonstops in Wichita

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