The distance between Seattle and Detroit is 1944 miles. The road distance is 2392 miles.

Driving time from Michigan to Washington How long is the drive from Michigan to Washington? The total driving time is 33 hours, 33 minutes.

34 hours, 8 minutes

2314 miles

1,767 miles

The distance from Seattle to Detroit by plane is 1927 Miles.

Average direct flight time is 6 hours 17 minutes. The fastest direct flight from Seattle to Hawaii is 6 hours 5 minutes.

Flight time from Detroit, MI to Seattle, WA is 4 hours 50 minutes.

Yes, Seattle is somewhat smaller than Detroit, but the total is similar and both have critical mass. So, if people in metro Detroit have similar weather, youth, and college degrees – why isn’t it a magnet? It is a matter of distribution – where the educated young people are within the metro area.

25, Business] aptly describes the deterioration of our city and correctly ascribes the decline to our tolerance of vandalism, shoplifting, open drug use and other forms of lawlessness. Now that the seasons have changed and Mayor Jenny Durkan’s “Summer of Love” is over, we may have entered the “Fall of a Great City.”

Seattle is consistently ranked among the 10 best places to live in the United States by U.S. News, and for good reason. Not only is Seattle surrounded by lush evergreen forests, but the city is famous for being environmentally friendly. Plus, its residents earn above-average incomes.

In all, 43,350 households requested moves into the city in 2020, and 69,432 moved out. That means the net migration out of the city was more than 26,000 households. These numbers may signal the first drop of any kind in boom city Seattle’s population in nearly 40 years, going back to the mid-1980s.

Seattle tops list of major cities for growth in 2020. Seattle’s population grew by about 16,400 from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020, hitting a total of 769,700. That equals a growth rate of 2.2%, ranking Seattle as last year’s fastest-growing city among the 50 most populous in the U.S.

The Pine Bluff, Arkansas, metro area is by far the fastest shrinking place in America, losing 12.4% of its population from 2010 to 2019. No other places lost even a 10th of its population in that decade.

15 Fastest Growing Cities In America

1. Frisco, TX. Frisco is in Collin County, Texas, about 30 miles north of Dallas.
2. Buckeye, AZ.
3. New Braunfels, TX.
4. McKinney, TX.
5. South Jordan, UT.
6. Meridian, ID.
7. Cedar Park, TX.
8. Fort Myers, FL.

Overall, Seattle is the sixth most expensive city in the report, tied with Boston. The cost of living is about 52% higher than average. That much isn’t new. Seattle first moved into the sixth-place spot in 2018.

80k USD is about the median income in the city, though median wages and costs have been rising *very* quickly the past several years. I’d recommend using a cost of living tool to get a sense of if you can expect a rising or declining lifestyle compared to your current income and location.

Even in normal times, some people who live in Seattle start to feel down around this time of the year. The gray and drizzle has set in, and we can look forward to six more months of it. But 2020 is anything but normal.

The “living wage,” or the minimum amount of money needed to live above the poverty threshold, in Seattle is $18.56 per hour for a full-time employed individual. The living wage doesn’t include expenses for restaurants, entertainment, and vacations.

Yeah, 60k is more than enough to live in almost all Seattle neighborhoods. Assumptions: You are single and have no dependents. Using this Take-Home-Pay Calculator , I’m estimating you’ll take home about $3885/month after taxes and assume no pre-tax payroll deductions for 401k, medical, etc.