$100k a year, no longer in San Antonio
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 cost of moving past San Antonio
Grand Rapids runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
16% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,359/mo
$580 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
26% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
1.2M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
San Antonio edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 50 days drop below 20° vs San Antonio's 0.
Lighter on events: San Antonio packs 1.6× more into a month.
56/100
14% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
0% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
20
43% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
same energy as grand rapids, different zip code:
