$100k salary, packing up from Charleston
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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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less monthly outlay than Charleston
Spokane sits well below Charleston on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
24% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,813/mo
$1,008 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
3% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
600k
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Charleston has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 0 in Charleston.
On par with Charleston for events and shows.
81/100
21% higher than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
10
50% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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