with $100k coming in, swapping out of Springfield
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 Springfield
Spokane sits well below Springfield on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
21% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,813/mo
$809 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
13% more expensive than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
600k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Springfield only manages 147 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.2× more on the calendar than Springfield.
81/100
23% higher than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
5% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
10
62% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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