$100k salary, packing up from Sarasota
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 Sarasota, every month
Lansing gives you room Sarasota doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
41% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,720/mo
$508 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
42% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
473k
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in lansing.
Sarasota has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 52 days stay under 20°, well past Sarasota's 0.
6.0× the events of Sarasota, and the calendar shows it.
57/100
3% lower than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 14.5 mi.
80/100
17% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
6
0% fewer than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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