with $100k coming in, swapping out of Durham
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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cheaper each month than Durham
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Durham.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
10% cheaper than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,813/mo
$539 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
1% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
600k
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Durham gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Durham's 5.
About as much going on as in Durham.
81/100
62% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
14% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
10
74% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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