with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbus
changea dispatch from
spokane
WA
47.66°N
117.43°W
Spokane is eastern Washington's anchor city, very different from Seattle: drier, sunnier, with the Spokane River tumbling through downtown in actual waterfalls. Riverfront Park (built for the 1974 World's Fair) is the city's living room. Bing Crosby was born here. Mt. Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Lake are nearby. The Bloomsday run every May draws around 40,000 people. Affordable and outdoorsy.
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below Columbus's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Columbus.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
1% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,813/mo
$323 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
20% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
600k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Columbus has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Columbus packs 3.1× more into a month.
81/100
42% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
7% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
10
69% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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