with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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 Tampa
You'd feel the difference in Spokane. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Tampa.
a quick ledger.
$1,520/mo
24% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,813/mo
$476 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
12% more expensive than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
600k
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in spokane.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 34 days below 20° here, 0 in Tampa.
Comparable to Tampa for events and concerts.
81/100
31% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Mount Spokane, 16.5 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
10
85% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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