01 · the cities
New York
New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.
full dispatch→Spokane
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$3,329/mo
$1,520/mo
$1,809/mo less than New York (119%)
Median home price
Median home price
$739k
$420k
$319k less than New York
State income tax
State income tax
10.7%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,110/mo
$6,813/mo
Spokane has $2,703/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
171 days
164 days
7 fewer than New York
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
6 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
19 days
34 days
days below 20°F per year
Spokane has 5 more days above 95°F each year than New York. Spokane drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than New York.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
78 / 100
81 / 100
3.0 pts ahead of New York
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
215 routes
10 routes
205 fewer direct routes than New York
Metro size
Metro size
19.5M metro
600k metro
New York has 105.6x more events per month than Spokane.
the verdict
4
New York
categories won
5
Spokane
categories won
Spokane wins on money. New York has the edge on weather.
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