on $100k a year, leaving Spokane
changea dispatch from
columbia
SC
34.00°N
81.03°W
Columbia is the South Carolina capital, USC Gamecock country, and home to one of the largest urban rivers (the Congaree) flowing right past downtown. The Saluda River outside town is a tubing destination locals swear by, and Congaree National Park's old-growth cypress is a 30-minute drive. The state museum is a sleeper good time. Slower-paced than Charleston, less touristy.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Spokane ran you
Columbia runs a little pricier than Spokane. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
2% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
6.5%
$542/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,241/mo
$572 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
39% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
857k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Spokane barely cracks 164 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 6 in Spokane.
49% fewer events than Spokane. The pace eases up.
55/100
32% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
7% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
10
0% fewer than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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