$100k a year, no longer in Green Bay
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
more expensive each month than Green Bay
Grand Rapids costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
44% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)
4.25%
$168/mo less in state tax than Green Bay
vs 6.27% in Green Bay
$6,359/mo
$330 less than Green Bay
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
4% more expensive than Green Bay
vs $340k in Green Bay
1.2M
vs 332k in Green Bay
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Green Bay only manages 146 of those.
1050% more happening than in Green Bay.
56/100
23% lower than Green Bay
vs 73/100 in Green Bay
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
11% higher than Green Bay
vs 87/100 in Green Bay
20
400% more than Green Bay
vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay
same energy as grand rapids, different zip code:
