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Typical monthly rent and utilities

Seattle metro area$2,000

Atlanta metro area$1,672

Typical household income each year

Seattle metro area$115,177

Atlanta metro area$89,724

Households spending 30%+ of income on rent

Seattle metro area49.0

Atlanta metro area54.4

Typical time to get to work

Seattle metro area29.2

Atlanta metro area31.0

Housing and money

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Housing and money	Seattle metro area	Atlanta metro area	Difference
Typical household income each year	Seattle metro area$115,177	Atlanta metro area$89,724	Difference-$25,453
About this number Definition Income in the past 12 months for the household at the middle of the distribution, in inflation-adjusted dollars. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B19013Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$719Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B19013Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$630Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.
Typical monthly rent and utilities	Seattle metro area$2,000	Atlanta metro area$1,672	Difference-$328
About this number Definition Monthly contract rent plus estimated average monthly utilities and fuels for renter-occupied units paying cash rent. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25064Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$10Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25064Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$7Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.
Typical home value	Seattle metro area$717,500	Atlanta metro area$367,600	Difference-$349,900
About this number Definition Median respondent estimate of value for owner-occupied housing units. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25077Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$2,514Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25077Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$1,259Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.
Households spending 30%+ of income on rent	Seattle metro area49.0percent	Atlanta metro area54.4percent	Difference+5.4 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of rent-paying households spending at least 30% of income on gross rent, excluding cases where the ratio is not computed. Methods note: `round((rent_burden_30_plus_households / rent_burden_universe_households) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `rent_burden_30_plus_households, rent_burden_universe_households` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25070Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25070Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
Rent as part of household income	Seattle metro area20.8percent	Atlanta metro area22.4percent	Difference+1.6 percentage points
About this number Definition Annualized median gross rent divided by median household income. This derived ratio is not a household-level affordability test. Methods note: `round(((median_gross_rent * 12) / median_household_income) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `median_gross_rent, median_household_income` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25064 + B19013Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. This is a ratio of two medians, not the median household's actual rent burden and not an affordability score. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25064 + B19013Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. This is a ratio of two medians, not the median household's actual rent burden and not an affordability score.
Typical property tax each year	Seattle metro area$6,092	Atlanta metro area$2,920	Difference-$3,172
About this number Definition Yearly real estate tax paid by the owner-occupied household in the middle. This is an amount, not a tax rate. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25103Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$28Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. Median annual real estate taxes paid for owner-occupied housing units. This is a tax amount, not a property-tax rate; assessments, exemptions, and individual bills vary. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25103Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±$16Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. Median annual real estate taxes paid for owner-occupied housing units. This is a tax amount, not a property-tax rate; assessments, exemptions, and individual bills vary.

Getting around

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Getting around	Seattle metro area	Atlanta metro area	Difference
Typical time to get to work	Seattle metro area29.2minutes	Atlanta metro area31.0minutes	Difference+1.8 minutes
About this number Definition Mean travel time to work among workers in the source universe. Methods note: `round(aggregate_commute_minutes / commute_travel_time_workers, 1)` Formula inputs: `aggregate_commute_minutes, commute_travel_time_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08013 + B08012Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08013 + B08012Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
Households without a car	Seattle metro area8.7percent	Atlanta metro area5.3percent	Difference-3.4 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of households reporting no vehicle available; this is not a measure of transit quality. Methods note: `round((zero_vehicle_households / households_vehicle_universe) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `zero_vehicle_households, households_vehicle_universe` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08201Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08201Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
People who drive alone to work	Seattle metro area57.7percent	Atlanta metro area66.3percent	Difference+8.6 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of workers who usually drove alone to work. Methods note: `round((drove_alone_workers / commute_mode_workers) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `drove_alone_workers, commute_mode_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
People who carpool to work	Seattle metro area8.0percent	Atlanta metro area8.6percent	Difference+0.6 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of workers who usually carpooled to work. Methods note: `round((carpool_workers / commute_mode_workers) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `carpool_workers, commute_mode_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
People who take public transit to work	Seattle metro area5.0percent	Atlanta metro area1.5percent	Difference-3.5 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of workers who usually used public transportation to work. Methods note: `round((public_transit_workers / commute_mode_workers) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `public_transit_workers, commute_mode_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
People who walk to work	Seattle metro area3.3percent	Atlanta metro area1.2percent	Difference-2.1 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of workers who usually walked to work. Methods note: `round((walked_workers / commute_mode_workers) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `walked_workers, commute_mode_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.
People who work from home	Seattle metro area24.0percent	Atlanta metro area20.6percent	Difference-3.4 percentage points
About this number Definition Share of workers who usually worked from home. Methods note: `round((worked_from_home_workers / commute_mode_workers) * 100, 1)` Formula inputs: `worked_from_home_workers, commute_mode_workers` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B08301Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Derived from published inputs; no standalone ACS margin of error is asserted.

Scale

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Scale	Seattle metro area	Atlanta metro area	Difference
People who live here	Seattle metro area4,061,920people	Atlanta metro area6,256,377people	Difference+2,194,457 people
About this number Definition Total resident population estimate. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01003Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: The ACS Summary File uses a special value indicating that no margin of error is published for this controlled estimate. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01003Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: The ACS Summary File uses a special value indicating that no margin of error is published for this controlled estimate. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.
Land inside this boundary	Seattle metro area5,870.2square miles	Atlanta metro area8,785.5square miles	Difference+2,915.3 square miles
About this number Definition Land area within the stated geographic boundary. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau National CBSA GazetteerVintage: 2024 Census Gazetteer FilesObservation period: 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: Census land-area geometry measurement; no survey margin of error applies. Land area excludes water area and follows the 2024 Census geography vintage. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau National CBSA GazetteerVintage: 2024 Census Gazetteer FilesObservation period: 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: Census land-area geometry measurement; no survey margin of error applies. Land area excludes water area and follows the 2024 Census geography vintage.
People per square mile	Seattle metro area692people per square mile	Atlanta metro area712people per square mile	Difference+20 people per square mile
About this number Definition Population divided by land area; it does not describe density in every neighborhood. Methods note: `round(population / land_area_square_miles, 1)` Formula inputs: `population, land_area_square_miles` Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01003 + Gazetteer ALANDVintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-year population / 2024 Gazetteer land areaObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Density combines an ACS period estimate with a 2024 boundary-area measurement and must not be treated as an ACS-published density. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01003 + Gazetteer ALANDVintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-year population / 2024 Gazetteer land areaObservation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: No standalone margin of error is published for this CityFit-derived value; input observations retain their published margins of error. Density combines an ACS period estimate with a 2024 boundary-area measurement and must not be treated as an ACS-published density.

People and place

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People and place	Seattle metro area	Atlanta metro area	Difference
Middle age of residents	Seattle metro area37.5years	Atlanta metro area37.2years	Difference-0.3 years
About this number Definition Age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01002Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±0.1Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B01002Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±0.1Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.
People in a household	Seattle metro area2.48people per household	Atlanta metro area2.67people per household	Difference+0.19 people per household
About this number Definition Average number of people per occupied housing unit classified as a household. Seattle metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25010Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±0.01Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count. Atlanta metro areaSource: U.S. Census Bureau B25010Vintage: 2020-2024 ACS 5-yearMargin of error: ±0.01Observation period: 2020-01-01–2024-12-31 Margin of error: ACS 90% confidence-level margin of error. ACS 5-year estimates are period estimates, not a point-in-time count.

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