Denver, Colorado vs. Seattle, Washington
Nickname:
Denver: The Mile-High City
Seattle: The Emerald City
Population:
Denver: 634,265
Seattle: 634,535
Weather:
Famous Features:
Denver: Beautiful scenery, County fair joint-rolling contest (coming this summer)
Seattle: Space Needle, Loudest stadium in the world
Famous Figures:
Denver: Isaac Slade, Ace Young, LenDale White
Seattle: Bill Gates, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix
Crime Rate:
Denver: 44.00 crimes per 1,000 residents
Seattle: 59.02 crimes per 1,000 residents
Best Known For:
Denver: Being a mile above sea level
Seattle: Rainy, dreary weather
Winner:
Denver’s weather patterns are less consistent than Seattle’s but its crime rate is significantly lower than Seattle’s. Still, Seattle has been the birthplace of many influential, and dare we say cool, people. In a battle of the cities, it’s a near push, but we’ll give the edge to Seattle for its Space Needle and having the best fans in all the land.
