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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

$363

under Worcester, every month

Seattle gives you room Worcester doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the seattle entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,193/mo

2% more expensive than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Worcester

vs 5% in Worcester

03after rent

$6,140/mo

$363 more than Worcester

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

04a house here

$791k

63% more expensive than Worcester

vs $486k in Worcester

05metro size

4.0M

vs 867k in Worcester

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

182

pleasant days a year, in seattle.

Worcester keeps to 148 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 8.5× Worcester's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

93/100

58% higher than Worcester

vs 59/100 in Worcester

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

·walk score®

98/100

9% higher than Worcester

vs 90/100 in Worcester

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

90

4400% more than Worcester

vs 2 nonstops in Worcester

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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compare seattle with:

PortlandTrentonSalt Lake City