$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
changea dispatch from
cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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less monthly outlay than Grand Rapids
The gap is real. Cleveland costs noticeably less than Grand Rapids, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
12% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
3.99%
$22/mo less in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,582/mo
$223 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
29% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Grand Rapids only logs 151 pleasant days.
A similar weekend lineup to Grand Rapids.
63/100
13% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
56
180% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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