on $100k a year, leaving Cape Coral

change
Spokane, WA cityscape

instead of cape coral

Spokane

wa · metro 600k

a 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.

metro600k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$339

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

Spokane gives you room Cape Coral doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the spokane entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,520/mo

18% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,813/mo

$339 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$420k

18% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

600k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

164

pleasant days a year, in spokane.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 0 in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

81/100

47% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.

·walk score®

91/100

117% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

10

70% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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