$100k a year, no longer in Duluth
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 Duluth
Grand Rapids is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
4% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
4.25%
$300/mo less in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$6,359/mo
$239 more than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
40% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
1.2M
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.
2.3× the events of Duluth, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
23% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
213% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
20
400% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
neighbors of grand rapids on the map of tradeoffs:
