with $100k coming in, swapping out of Salisbury
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 Salisbury
Move to Spokane and the monthly math gets easier. Salisbury's rent is the headline; Spokane's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
20% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,813/mo
$1,062 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
0% more expensive than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
600k
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Salisbury has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 10 in Salisbury.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.1× Salisbury's pace.
81/100
53% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
11% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
10
400% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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