$100k a year, no longer in Bridgeport
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 Bridgeport
Grand Rapids sits well below Bridgeport on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
41% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,359/mo
$1,251 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
54% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
1.2M
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Bridgeport gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 50 days drop below 20° vs Bridgeport's 15.
886% more happening than in Bridgeport.
56/100
12% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
5% higher than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
20
1900% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
