on $100k a year, leaving Fort Collins
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
under Fort Collins, every month
Grand Rapids gives you room Fort Collins doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
18% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
4.25%
$12/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,359/mo
$363 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
38% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
1.2M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Fort Collins actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 69.0× the events of Fort Collins.
56/100
19% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
13% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
20
88% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
