same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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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cheaper each month than Allentown
Not a fortune, but real money. Spokane runs cheaper than Allentown month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
16% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,813/mo
$544 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
17% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
600k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Allentown only manages 157 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.4× Allentown's pace.
81/100
11% higher than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
6% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
10
11% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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