$100k salary, packing up from Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Grand Rapids is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
13% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
4.25%
$187/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,359/mo
$1 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
27% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.2M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Spartanburg gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 50 days under 20° here, 4 in Spartanburg.
A month here packs 4.6× the events of Spartanburg.
56/100
18% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
26% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
20
0% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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