same $100k income, fresh start from Kansas City
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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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lighter monthly cost than Kansas City
Not a fortune, but real money. Spokane runs cheaper than Kansas City month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
1% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,813/mo
$373 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
29% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
600k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Kansas City actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Kansas City. About 56% fewer events on a typical month.
81/100
45% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
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77% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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