$100k salary, packing up from Winston-Salem
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
more each month than Winston-Salem ran you
A small premium for Grand Rapids. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
7% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.25%
$21/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,359/mo
$91 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
25% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.2M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
Winston-Salem actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 50 days below 20°, vs 6 in Winston-Salem.
56/100
4% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
37% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
20
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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