with $100k coming in, swapping out of Phoenix
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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below Phoenix's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Phoenix.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
13% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
0%
$208/mo less in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,813/mo
$427 more than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
8% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
600k
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Phoenix gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Phoenix's 0.
Lighter on events: Phoenix packs 5.4× more into a month.
81/100
23% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
6% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
10
89% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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