Quality of Life in Seattle, WA, United States

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Purchasing Power Index	188.10	Very High
Safety Index	45.65	Moderate
Health Care Index	66.65	High
Climate Index	91.73	Very High
Cost of Living Index	83.27	High
Property Price to Income Ratio	4.55	Very Low
Traffic Commute Time Index	42.57	High
Pollution Index	40.54	Moderate

ƒ Quality of Life Index:	194.12	Very High

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Last update: April 2025

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7 Comments so far

Chris on Mar 02, 2025:

Seattle a higher GDP than Switzerland, Qatar or Luxembourg ?

They wish !

See for yourself :

https://gfmag.com/data/richest-countries-in-the-world/

Sam Weinberg on Oct 30, 2024:

Seattle has no place in the Quality of Life top 50, not even the top 100.

This is a crime ridden, unsafe and exorbitantly expensive place (for no good reason but pure greed).

This video gives you a good, recent impression :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxoT3ZRGWmo

Anonymous on May 20, 2024:

Not sure how that PPIR is so low. In all actuality, it's around 7.2, maybe higher.

Gary on May 07, 2024:

Seattle has a lot of problems going on : Addicted folks everywhere in the streets, massive lay offs, totally unaffordable housing, continuous traffic congestion, the climate is horrendous in winter, and cost of living is much higher than stated here. I haven't even started about crime, good luck feeling safe here !

fabric.factrix@hotmail.com on Jan 05, 2023:

I find it hard to believe that the property cost to income is low! Ridiculous. Also the safety index can hardly be described as moderate.

Mack on Apr 28, 2022:

I visited Cairns, Sydney, and Melbourne for about 6-weeks in 2007. I have lived in Seattle, WA since 2007. Comparing the two is like apples and oranges for me. They're both nice, but the novelty of Australia as a Yank was enamoring. Seattle was culturally different than the Midwest, so it had its charm as well -- except people in Seattle are not as friendly to strangers (known as the 'Seattle Freeze'). They are cordial, but not very inviting -- difficult to make friends (allegedly a nordic thing, of which there are many here of that lineage). Now, there is a huge homeless presence with drugs and violence and many shootings within areas of downtown. Property crime is rampant and the police aren't very accesdible or helpful for this or personal assaults from crazy street people. This and soaring rent and property costs are driving out life-lifelong residents. Traffic is horrible since so much of the geography is limited for transpirtation development due to being bounded by water all around and congestion. Drivers are aggressive and change lanes unannounced many times uselessly attempting to get ahead. Upside, there are neighborhoods to settle in and enjoy. Lots of activities for adventure or culture. Great health-care facilities and physicians. It's very expensive here, though Sidney is similarly. The weather is mild/moderate and it doesn't really rain as much as people say. I wwan't in Australia long enough to become bored or disenchanted. I'd still consider Sydney for retirement since I'm that age. Either choice is good if you're fortunate for it to be viable.

Mack on Apr 28, 2022:

I visited Cairns, Sydney, and Melbourne for about 6-weeks in 2007. I have lived in Seattle, WA since 2007. Comparing the two is like apples and oranges for me. They're both nice, but the novelty of Australia as a Yank was enamoring. Seattle was culturally different than the Midwest, so itbhad its charm as well -- except people in Seattle are not as friendly to strangers (known as the 'Seattle freeze). They are cordial, but not very inviting -- difficult to make friends (allegedly a nordic thing, of which there are many here of that lineage). Now, there is a huge homeless presence with drugs and violence and many shootings within areas of downtown. Property crime is rampant and the police aren't very accesdible or helpful for this or personal assaults from crazy street people. This and soaring rent and property costs are driving out life-lifelong residents. Traffic is horrible since so much of the geography is limited for transpirtation development due to being bounded by water alll around and congestion. Drivers are aggressive and change lanes unannounced many times uselessly attempting to get ahead. Upside, there are neighborhoods to settle in and enjoy. Lots of activities for adventure or culture. Great health-care facilities and physicians. It's very expensive here, though Sidney is similarly. The weather is mild/moderate and it doesn't really rain as much as people say. I wwan't in Australia long enough to become bored or disenchanted. I'd still consider Sydney for retirement since I'm that age. Either choice is good if you're fortunate for it to be viable.

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