Seattle, WashingtonSeattle is located in King County and covers 83.9
square miles. Seattle lies on a narrow strip of land
between the salt waters of Puget Sound and the fresh waters
of Lake Washington. There are the Olympic mountain
ranges to the west and the Cascade mountains to the east.
These beautiful land formations came to be very
important for Seattle's beginning
population
Seattle's strategic location to Alaska and the Orient,
its wonderful seaport facilities, commercial
activities, aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding and repairing
activities, and the variety of other industries
contributed to its growth.
The major historical events of the Alaska Gold Rush,
World War I, World War II, and the Cold War all made
significant contributions to Seattle?s period of
explosive population growth and dynamic economic vitality.
Population ~3.4 million
Rate of Population Growth ~1.8%
cost of living
Seattle rates about
115% with a 100% U.S. average cost of living. The
sales tax rate is 8.2%. There are no state income taxes.
Median home value is around $320,000 with the average
annual property taxes being about $3,900.
cost of living =115.3
weather
Mild winters, cool summers (aver. Temp = 75o)
36.2? rain (DC = 39?, NYC = 40.3?) ? drizzle
Below freezing less than 15 days a year
Best weather: late July-mid September.
colleges
The Puget Sound region is home to many fine colleges
and universities that provide higher education for all
ages
Antioch University-seattle Branch
Cornish College Of The Arts
Golden Gate University-seattle
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
University Of Washington-Seattle Campus
Employers
Some of the best jobs can be found in seattle thanks
to the numerous big employers.
Adobe
Advanced Digital Information Corporation
Alaska Air Group
Amgen
Aventail
Avenue A
Bank of America
Boeing
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