$100k salary, packing up from Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
36% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,359/mo
$537 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
39% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
1.2M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
3.3× the events of Fort Wayne, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
22% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
8% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
20
100% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
in the same ballpark as grand rapids:
