$100k a year, no longer in Boulder
changea dispatch from
grand rapids
MI
42.96°N
85.67°W
Grand Rapids has won Beer City USA multiple times, hosts ArtPrize (one of the world's largest open art competitions every fall), and built itself on furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller). The Frederik Meijer Sculpture Park is a sleeper world-class attraction. Downtown is walkable, the surrounding farmland is gorgeous in autumn, and Lake Michigan beaches are 30 minutes west. Quietly excellent.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Boulder
Not a fortune, but real money. Grand Rapids runs cheaper than Boulder month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
27% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
4.25%
$12/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,359/mo
$608 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
55% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
1.2M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Boulder edges ahead with 178 pleasant days.
A month here packs 11.5× the events of Boulder.
56/100
29% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
15% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
20
88% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
