on $100k a year, leaving Shreveport
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 Shreveport ran you
Barely costlier than Shreveport. If Lansing pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
4% cheaper than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,720/mo
$55 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$244k
38% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
473k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in lansing.
Shreveport gets 159 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 52 days under 20° here, 2 in Shreveport.
1700% more happening than in Shreveport.
57/100
2% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 14.5 mi.
80/100
57% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
6
20% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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