$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
changea dispatch from
lansing
MI
42.73°N
84.55°W
Lansing is the Michigan state capital, Michigan State (East Lansing is essentially a continuation), and old auto industry roots that have softened into a quieter mid-sized city. The Grand River curves through downtown. The Capitol building is one of the prettier state capitols you'll see. Cheap, friendly, and a quick drive to Lake Michigan beaches.
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less monthly outlay than Fayetteville
The gap is real. Lansing costs noticeably less than Fayetteville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
22% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
4.25%
$12/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,720/mo
$359 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
34% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
473k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in lansing.
Fayetteville gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 52 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 14.
2.3× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
57/100
11% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 14.5 mi.
80/100
2% lower than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
6
57% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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