on $100k a year, leaving Kennewick
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 Kennewick
Grand Rapids costs more than Kennewick, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
4% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,359/mo
$288 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
20% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
1.2M
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 50 days under 20° here, 8 in Kennewick.
6800% more happening than in Kennewick.
56/100
24% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
76% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
20
150% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
same energy as grand rapids, different zip code:
