on $100k a year, leaving Nashville
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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under Nashville, every month
Lansing and Nashville land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
30% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,720/mo
$177 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
47% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
473k
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in lansing.
Nashville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 52 days below 20°, vs 8 in Nashville.
Noticeably quieter than Nashville. About 94% fewer events on a typical month.
57/100
2% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 14.5 mi.
80/100
17% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
6
87% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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