$100k a year, no longer in York
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 York ran you
You'd pay for Grand Rapids. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,620/mo
19% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.25%
$98/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,359/mo
$358 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$353k
14% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
1.2M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in grand rapids.
York actually gets more: 159 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 50 days below 20° here, 27 in York.
A real upgrade on things to do: 69.0× York's pace.
56/100
12% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: White Pine Trail State Park, 5.4 mi.
97/100
4% higher than York
vs 93/100 in York
20
67% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
cities that play in grand rapids's register:
