$100k a year, no longer in Albany
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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under Albany, every month
Spokane is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
7% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,813/mo
$610 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
16% more expensive than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
600k
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Albany only logs 147 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.4× more on the calendar than Albany.
81/100
13% higher than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
0% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
10
47% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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