on $100k a year, leaving Kingsport
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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more each month than Kingsport ran you
Lansing runs a little pricier than Kingsport. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
9% cheaper than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$6,720/mo
$230 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
0% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
473k
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in lansing.
Kingsport edges ahead with 188 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 52 days under 20°, vs 15 in Kingsport.
125% more happening than in Kingsport.
57/100
3% lower than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 14.5 mi.
80/100
8% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
6
50% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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