$100k a year, no longer in Salem
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 Salem, every month
Spokane is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
7% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,813/mo
$851 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
7% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
600k
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Salem actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 1 in Salem.
A real upgrade on things to do: 37.0× Salem's pace.
81/100
17% higher than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
3% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
10
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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