$100k salary, packing up from Evansville
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 premium over Evansville
You'd pay for Grand Rapids. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
51% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,359/mo
$649 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
59% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
1.2M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 50 days below 20° vs Evansville's 21.
A month here packs 9.9× the events of Evansville.
56/100
4% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
23% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
20
400% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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