$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
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 Baltimore, every month
Spokane runs on a fraction of Baltimore's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
19% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,813/mo
$1,031 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
2% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
600k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Baltimore edges ahead with 168 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Baltimore packs 1.8× more into a month.
81/100
23% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
7% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
10
86% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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