$100k a year, no longer in Spokane
changea dispatch from
albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than Spokane
Albuquerque costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
2% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
5.9%
$492/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,353/mo
$460 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
16% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
924k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Spokane only manages 164 of those. Warm, not extreme: 34 days clear 95°, vs 6 back in Spokane.
Things to do run about even with Spokane.
81/100
0% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
3% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
23
130% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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