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City guide · Washington
Moving to Seattle, WA
Tech (Amazon, MS), coffee, drizzle, mountains.
Pop. 754kCost index 113.6 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,300/moMedian home $880kWalk score 73
Seattle (metro area) has an overall price level 113.6 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
113.6Housing index
126.0Groceries index (modeled)
103.4Utilities index (modeled)
102.0Electricity rate
14.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.7Median home value (est.)
$880,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,300/moWashington unemployment is 5.2% with median household income $99k.
Unemployment rate
5.2%Median household income
$99,389Per-capita income
$55,177Labor-force participation
65.0%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSeattle: median home value $880,000.
Home value
$880,000Rent
$2,300/moHomeownership rate
63.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
70/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedWashington 4th-grade math proficiency: 39.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
39.8%Per-pupil spending
$15,549Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
60.0%Notable universities
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