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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

$310

pricier each month than Winston-Salem

Seattle costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

45% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem

vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$310 less than Winston-Salem

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

04a house here

$791k

180% more expensive than Winston-Salem

vs $283k in Winston-Salem

05metro size

4.0M

vs 696k in Winston-Salem

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Winston-Salem has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

93/100

72% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem

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

·walk score®

98/100

38% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

0% fewer than Winston-Salem

vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem

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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