Seattle data centers charge a premium for the address. Columbia Colocation is 165 miles east in Quincy, WA — 10–20ms from Seattle, on Grant County PUD fiber, with rack space starting at $85/mo (founder) and no egress fees. Ever.
Seattle and Bellevue data centers bill for the zip code. Here's what you actually get when you compare apples to apples.
| What You're Comparing | Columbia Colocation Quincy, WA |
Typical Seattle Seattle/Bellevue, WA |
|---|---|---|
| 1U Rack Space | $85/mo Founder | $150–$350/mo |
| Egress / Bandwidth Fees | $0 — Included | $0.05–$0.12/GB overage |
| Setup / Install Fee | $0 | $50–$300 typical |
| Contract Required | None — month-to-month | 1–3 year terms common |
| Latency to Seattle | 10–20ms | <5ms (if you're in Seattle) |
| Power Source | Grant County PUD fiber + power | Commercial utility |
| Remote Hands | Included — local staff | Billable hourly ($75–$150+) |
| Support Model | Direct — you reach us | Ticket queue, call centers |
| Static Public IP | 1 included | Varies — often extra cost |
For the workloads most people colocate — storage, backups, dev/staging, game servers, custom apps — 10–20ms vs. 2ms makes zero functional difference. Here's the context.
Columbia Colocation is actually lower latency than AWS Oregon for most Seattle-area clients. If AWS latency is acceptable for your workload, ours is too — at a fraction of the cost.
There's a reason Microsoft, Sabey, and the hyperscalers built massive data centers in Grant County. Cheap, reliable hydro power and a fiber hub in the middle of the Pacific Northwest.
Grant County PUD provides some of the lowest-cost hydroelectric power in the nation. That's why the hyperscalers are here. Your colocated hardware benefits from the same grid.
Quincy is a major fiber interconnection point for the Pacific Northwest. Grant County PUD's network connects directly to Seattle and beyond with excellent uptime history.
Seattle data centers charge for the address, the parking, the union labor. In Quincy, you pay for what you actually use — rack space, power, and connectivity.
Columbia Colocation is operated by Crescent Bar Internet, LLC — a veteran-owned ISP that owns and operates the fiber your hardware connects through. Not a reseller.
Our technician is based in the Quincy area. Remote hands are included, not billed at $150/hour. You deal with the people who actually touch your hardware.
Colocating in Quincy while your team is in Seattle gives you true geographic separation — different power grid, different seismic zone, different flood plain.
1U from $85/mo (founder) · 2U from $150/mo · 4U from $260/mo — plus half rack, full rack, and 10U+ options. Founder pricing locks your rate for 24 months on your initial committed space. All pricing and details on the colocation page.
Founder pricing locked 24 months · $0 setup · No contract · Full pricing & larger deployments →
Tell us what you're running — we'll figure out the right rack size and talk through getting your hardware moved.