$100k salary, packing up from Augusta
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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 Augusta's monthly cost
The gap is real. Spokane costs noticeably less than Augusta, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
5% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,813/mo
$380 more than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
70% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
600k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Augusta edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Augusta's 2.
A real upgrade on things to do: 12.3× Augusta's pace.
81/100
76% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
23% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
10
233% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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