with $100k coming in, swapping out of Richmond
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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less monthly outlay than Richmond
The gap is real. Spokane costs noticeably less than Richmond, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
10% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,813/mo
$650 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
7% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
600k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Richmond has the edge here, logging 172 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 34 days below 20° vs Richmond's 9.
Richmond hosts 1.6× more events.
81/100
25% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
32% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
10
47% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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