$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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
below Richmond's monthly cost
Cost barely budges between Grand Rapids and Richmond. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
4% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
4.25%
$125/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,359/mo
$196 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
10% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
1.2M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Richmond gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 50 days under 20° here, 9 in Richmond.
Things to do run about even with Richmond.
56/100
14% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
41% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
20
5% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
neighbors of grand rapids on the map of tradeoffs:
