$100k a year, no longer in Madison
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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under Madison, every month
Spokane is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
9% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,813/mo
$675 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
10% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
600k
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Madison only manages 147 of those.
A similar weekend lineup to Madison.
81/100
21% higher than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
3% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
10
9% fewer than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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