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822 reviews
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Seattle, WA

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Seattle is a welcoming, open-minded city with friendly residents, although it may take time to build deeper connections. The job market is strong, especially for those in tech or related industries, making it a good place for career growth. While Seattle itself is a fairly safe large city, surrounding areas like Bellevue and Redmond offer even more security and family-friendly environments.

Nature lovers will appreciate the year-round access to outdoor activities and the scenic beauty of the area, especially when the sun is out. The city also boasts a strong food and arts culture with plenty of amenities to enjoy. However, the cost of living is high, which can be a downside, though high wages may offset this for some. Overall, Seattle offers a unique lifestyle that many find worth the expense, especially if they plan to stay for several months or more to fully experience the Pacific Northwest vibe.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.

6 years ago

Seattle is an awesome city, very acceptive and progressive! The weather is not bad most months of the year, when the sun is out it's one of the most beautiful places in the country. People are very friendly but it often takes time for them to warm up. Besides that the economy is booming and there's plenty of jobs available! It's a large city with other great cities in the metro that are suitable for families such as Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Kirkland and so on. Safe overall for a large city and super safe cities close by. Plenty of amenities and a great food scene as well. It's an expensive metro to live in but very worth it if you can get a job here.

7 years ago

✅ Friendly people

✅ Lots of job opportunities

✅ Great food scene

✅ Safe overall

✅ Many outdoor activities

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Safe for women

✅ Very family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ High cost of living

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

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2474°
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Humidity

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83%

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80%

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73%

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74%

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76%

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81%

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Cloud

cloudy
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76%

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68%

pockets
34%

pockets
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pockets
32%

cloudy
55%

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75%

cloudy
82%

cloudy
85%

Air quality

clean
23 US AQI

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17 US AQI

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clean
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clean
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clean
17 US AQI

clean
20 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

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clean
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clean
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clean
20 US AQI

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safe
1 UVI

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avoid sun
7 UVI

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1 UVI

Remote workers

4,050 people

3,221 people

4,129 people

3,505 people

4,958 people

4,773 people

5,400 people

4,878 people

4,967 people

3,627 people

4,020 people

4,518 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Marysville, WA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 16° 60° AQI 30

🚕2h

$7,072 / mo

116 Mbps

Olympia, WA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 17° 62° AQI 15

🚕3h

$6,027 / mo

126 Mbps

Victoria

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 16° 60° AQI 26

🚕4h

$5,337 / mo

32 Mbps

Bellingham, WA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 15° 58° AQI 20

✈️10min

$5,755 / mo

121 Mbps

Abbotsford

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 15° 58° AQI 27

✈️13min

$4,124 / mo

35 Mbps

Yakima, WA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 16

✈️14min

$4,868 / mo

109 Mbps

Surrey

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 16° 61° AQI 18

✈️14min

$4,471 / mo

36 Mbps

Vancouver

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 12

✈️15min

$5,640 / mo

25 Mbps

Nanaimo

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60° AQI 29

✈️17min

$3,556 / mo

33 Mbps

Portland, OR

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 24

✈️19min

$5,928 / mo

170 Mbps

Beaverton, OR

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 13

✈️19min

$5,514 / mo

119 Mbps

Oregon City, OR

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 20

✈️20min

$4,526 / mo

95 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 51 😷

✈️10h

$8,259 / mo

15 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 13

✈️5h

$7,330 / mo

26 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 20

✈️1h

$8,569 / mo

116 Mbps

Vancouver

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 12

✈️15min

$5,640 / mo

25 Mbps

Penang

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 28° 83° Has AC AQI 64 😷

✈️17h

$1,323 / mo

18 Mbps

Chicago, IL

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 28

✈️4h

$6,291 / mo

92 Mbps

Los Angeles, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 31° 89° Has AC AQI 45

✈️2h

$6,565 / mo

105 Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 45

✈️5h

$3,384 / mo

22 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 43

✈️10h

$8,230 / mo

23 Mbps

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 54 😷

✈️11h

$5,584 / mo

46 Mbps

Austin, TX

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° Has AC AQI 39

✈️4h

$5,756 / mo

109 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 37° 99° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 51 😷

✈️16h

$1,666 / mo

32 Mbps

Vancouver

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59° AQI 12

✈️15min

$5,640 / mo

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Portland, OR

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65° AQI 24

✈️19min

$5,928 / mo

🌇 Also went here210 people

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 20

✈️1h

$8,569 / mo

🌇 Also went here378 people

Las Vegas, NV

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 28° 82° 26° 79° Has AC AQI 14

✈️2h

$6,758 / mo

🌇 Also went here206 people

Los Angeles, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 33° 91° 31° 89° Has AC AQI 45

✈️2h

$6,565 / mo

🌇 Also went here301 people

Mexico City

Mexico

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety bad

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 45

✈️5h

$3,384 / mo

🌇 Also went here245 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 13

✈️5h

$7,330 / mo

🌇 Also went here408 people

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 18

✈️10h

$4,449 / mo

🌇 Also went here241 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 43

✈️10h

$8,230 / mo

🌇 Also went here353 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 51 😷

✈️10h

$8,259 / mo

🌇 Also went here299 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 60 😷

✈️11h

$7,073 / mo

🌇 Also went here323 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 51 😷

✈️11h

$5,187 / mo

🌇 Also went here256 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 30

✈️11h

$4,926 / mo

🌇 Also went here244 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 21

✈️12h

$6,491 / mo

🌇 Also went here285 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 37° 99° 29° 85° Has AC AQI 51 😷

✈️16h

$1,666 / mo

🌇 Also went here247 people

2,400 remote workers in Seattle now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.68/5 (Rank #108) 822 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍8 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $6,270 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 114 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 17°C62°F (feels 16°C61°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 80%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😥 Medium: 44%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $12,143 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 18x18m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	12 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	114 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 17°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 16°C 61°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 19 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	North Beacon Hill
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Columbia City
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Impact Hub Seattle
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	💧 Yes, fluoridated
🪨 Water hardness	Soft · 27 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,400,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$145,716 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ not busy: 18x18m (324m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 84% 👱‍♀️ 16%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Craigslist
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Alaska
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	United

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$6,270 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$4,367 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$7,201 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,057 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,388 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$7,353 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,380 / month
🏠 Median home price	$850,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$112 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$241 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$345 / month
🍛 Dinner	$25
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$8
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$6
👩‍🏫 International school	$31,129 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$12,352
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$30,278
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$71,127

Seattle, WA

2,400 remote workers in Seattle now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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