| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
| Livability | 78- High Income per Capita
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
Portland Livability | 75- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
- Stable Housing Market
- Lots of Local Amenities
Seattle Livability |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Portland Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Seattle Amenities |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| F- 138
- 106
- 111
- 110
- 208
- 126
- 96
Portland Cost Of Living | F- 180
- 120
- 116
- 138
- 324
- 128
- 102
Seattle Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 715
- 12
- 51
- 193
- 459
- 5,861
- 793
- 3,757
- 1,311
- 6,576
Portland Crime | F- 777
- 9
- 36
- 222
- 510
- 5,012
- 1,126
- 2,662
- 1,224
- 5,789
Seattle Crime |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| A+- $43,811
- $73,159
- $44,409
- $36,137
- 4%
Portland Employment | A+- $63,610
- $97,185
- $64,288
- $48,350
- 3%
Seattle Employment |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| B+- $438,500
- $1,325
- 53%
- 47%
- 2.3
Portland Housing | B- $713,600
- $1,702
- 45%
- 55%
- 2.1
Seattle Housing |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| C+- 171
- 19
- n/a
- 88.4%
- 47.0%
Portland Schools | A- 154
- 18
- n/a
- 92.1%
- 60.4%
Seattle Schools |
| Metrics | Portland | Seattle |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| D+- 58%
- 82
Portland User rating | F- 42%
- 129
Seattle User rating |
