on $100k a year, leaving Spokane

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Orlando, FL cityscape

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Orlando

fl · metro 2.8M

a dispatch from

orlando

FL

28.54°N

81.38°W

Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$417

more each month than Spokane ran you

You'd pay for Orlando. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

27% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Spokane

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$417 less than Spokane

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

04a house here

$402k

4% cheaper than Spokane

vs $420k in Spokane

05metro size

2.8M

vs 600k in Spokane

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Spokane only manages 164 of those.

A month here packs 4.2× the events of Spokane.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

23% lower than Spokane

vs 81/100 in Spokane

Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

7% higher than Spokane

vs 91/100 in Spokane

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

1360% more than Spokane

vs 10 nonstops in Spokane

04 · see also

neighbors of orlando on the map of tradeoffs: