San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont vs Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
CA metro vs WA metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue(4/6 categories)
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
CA · 4.6M
2
categories won
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
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Home Value
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Median Income
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Affordability Score
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Unemployment
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Violent Crime
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Metric
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,397/mo | $1,965/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $127,792✓ | $110,744 |
| Median Home Value | $1,105,100 | $712,200✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.6M✓ | 4.0M |
| Rent as % of Income | 23% | 21%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 55/100 | 57/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6%✓ | 4.0% |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 357/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k✓ | 2887/100k |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
CA
Median Rent
$2,397/mo
Median Income
$127,792
Home Value
$1,105,100
Population
4.6M
4.6M residentsView profile →
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M residentsView profile →
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