$100k salary, packing up from Dallas
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 Dallas
Grand Rapids runs a little pricier than Dallas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
2% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,359/mo
$327 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
4% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
1.2M
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 50 days drop below 20° vs Dallas's 2.
84% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
56/100
2% lower than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
4% higher than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
20
89% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
