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Seattle, WA

🇺🇸 Washington · Ranked #78 of 88 in North America
49SCORE
Seattle, WA is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Cloud jobs keep it positive, but Cascadia earthquake risk and expensive housing are real drags.

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The numbers

Median home$750k
Median rent$2,232/mo
Gross rental yield3.6%
Median age38 yrs

How it scores

Climate
58
Affordability
30
Momentum
55
Resilience
55

Livability grades

B-Safety
A-Schools
A-State
AHiking

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