on $100k a year, leaving Spokane
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than Spokane
A small premium for Gainesville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
8% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,688/mo
$125 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
25% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
350k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Spokane only manages 164 of those.
92% fewer events than Spokane. The pace eases up.
63/100
22% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
0% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
5
50% fewer than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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