with $100k coming in, swapping out of Salinas
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 Salinas
Spokane runs on a fraction of Salinas's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
46% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,813/mo
$2,068 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
51% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
600k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Salinas has the edge here, logging 335 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 0 in Salinas.
81/100
14% higher than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
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67% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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