with $100k coming in, swapping out of Montgomery
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 Montgomery
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Montgomery.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
10% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,813/mo
$272 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
99% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
600k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Montgomery edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Montgomery's 1.
Comparable to Montgomery for events and concerts.
81/100
84% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
49% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
10
233% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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