$100k salary, packing up from Raleigh
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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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less monthly outlay than Raleigh
The gap is real. Spokane costs noticeably less than Raleigh, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
9% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,813/mo
$518 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
5% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
600k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Raleigh has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 34 days below 20° vs Raleigh's 3.
On par with Raleigh for events and shows.
81/100
40% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
6% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
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74% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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