Seattle has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,501 vs $3,604 in San Francisco (31% lower). Seattle has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,146 vs $2,977 in San Francisco (28% lower). Seattle scores 314.0 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in San Francisco.

Seattle has a single-family homes of 43.8% compared to 30.5% in San Francisco. Seattle has a vacancy rate of 7.8% compared to 11.9% in San Francisco. San Francisco has a median home value of $1,380,500 vs $912,100 in Seattle (34% higher).

Seattle has a unemployment rate of 4.2% compared to 5.6% in San Francisco. Seattle: 18 min vs San Francisco: 23 min for mean commute. Seattle has a work from home of 31.3% compared to 27.5% in San Francisco.

San Francisco has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 6.37 compared to 11.52 in Seattle. San Francisco has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.90 compared to 5.01 in Seattle. San Francisco has a property crime clearance of 8.8% compared to 3.7% in Seattle.

San Francisco: 19.3" vs Seattle: 49.9" for annual rainfall. San Francisco gets 123 more sunny days per year than Seattle. San Francisco averages 50°F, about 6°F cooler than Seattle.

Seattle has a bachelor's degree or higher of 51.2% compared to 48.1% in San Francisco. Seattle has a high school diploma or higher of 58.5% compared to 57.2% in San Francisco.

San Francisco has a population of 836,321, about 1.1x the size of Seattle (741,440). Seattle skews younger with a median age of 35.5 vs 39.7.

Seattle: 5 vs San Francisco: 4 for with emergency services. Seattle: 3.5 vs San Francisco: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

San Francisco has a public transit of 21.4% compared to 13.9% in Seattle. Seattle has a drive alone of 37.6% compared to 28.6% in San Francisco. San Francisco has a bicycle of 3.3% compared to 2.5% in Seattle.