same $100k income, fresh start from Boise
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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lighter monthly cost than Boise
Not a fortune, but real money. Spokane runs cheaper than Boise month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
15% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
0%
$483/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,813/mo
$757 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
14% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
600k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Boise actually gets more: 166 pleasant days a year.
About as much going on as in Boise.
81/100
1% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
10
37% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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