with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cleveland
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
the monthly cost of moving past Cleveland
Grand Rapids runs a little pricier than Cleveland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
14% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.25%
$22/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,359/mo
$223 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
40% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
1.2M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Cleveland edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 50 days drop below 20° vs Cleveland's 27.
About as much going on as in Cleveland.
56/100
11% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
1% higher than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
20
64% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
