$100k salary, packing up from Tulsa
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 Tulsa
Grand Rapids runs a little pricier than Tulsa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
20% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
4.25%
$42/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,359/mo
$229 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
39% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
1.2M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 50 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.8× Tulsa's pace.
56/100
14% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
26% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
20
11% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
neighbors of grand rapids on the map of tradeoffs:
