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Spokane

wa · metro 600k

photo: William Jacobs / pexels

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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$452

below Fayetteville's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Fayetteville.
landable, recorded on the spokane entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,520/mo

5% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,813/mo

$452 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$420k

14% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

600k

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

164

pleasant days a year, in spokane.

Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 170 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 14 in Fayetteville.

A real upgrade on things to do: 4.6× Fayetteville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

81/100

27% higher than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.

·walk score®

91/100

11% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

10

29% fewer than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

cities that play in spokane's register:

see also

boise

more flight options

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see also

allentown

more things to do

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see also

colorado springs

more things to do

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compare spokane with:

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