with $100k coming in, swapping out of Indianapolis
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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lighter monthly cost than Indianapolis
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Indianapolis.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
1% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,813/mo
$241 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
42% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
600k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Indianapolis edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.
58% fewer events than Indianapolis. The pace eases up.
81/100
31% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
8% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
10
71% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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