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Kennewick, WA cityscape

swapping out of lubbock

Kennewick

wa · metro 314k

a dispatch from

kennewick

WA

46.21°N

119.14°W

Kennewick is part of the Tri-Cities (with Pasco and Richland), sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers in eastern Washington. The Columbia Valley wine region (Walla Walla is 45 minutes east) is one of the most acclaimed in the country. It's sunny, dry, and much cheaper than the Seattle side. The Hanford Reach is a hauntingly beautiful stretch of the Columbia. Underrated.

metro314k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$302

more each month than Lubbock ran you

Kennewick runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the kennewick entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,686/mo

22% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Lubbock

03after rent

$6,647/mo

$302 less than Lubbock

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$441k

109% more expensive than Lubbock

vs $211k in Lubbock

05metro size

314k

vs 360k in Lubbock

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

199

pleasant days a year, in kennewick.

Lubbock barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.

Lubbock hosts 8.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

1380% higher than Lubbock

vs 5/100 in Lubbock

Closest outdoor draw: Hanford Reach National Monument, 25.6 mi.

·walk score®

55/100

20% lower than Lubbock

vs 69/100 in Lubbock

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

8

14% more than Lubbock

vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock

04 · see also

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