$100k a year, no longer in Boulder
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 Boulder, every month
In Spokane, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
31% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,813/mo
$1,062 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
46% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
600k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Boulder has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.2× more on the calendar than Boulder.
81/100
3% higher than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
8% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
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94% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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