$100k a year, no longer in Provo
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
cheaper each month than Provo
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Grand Rapids is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
7% cheaper than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
4.25%
$33/mo less in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$6,359/mo
$156 more than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
37% cheaper than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
1.2M
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Provo gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
69.0× the events of Provo, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
31% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
9% higher than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
20
78% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
neighbors of grand rapids on the map of tradeoffs:
