$100k salary, packing up from Grand Rapids
changea dispatch from
new haven
CT
41.31°N
72.92°W
New Haven invented apizza (that's a-PEETS, the local New Haven Italian style), and Frank Pepe's claims the white clam pie as their original. Yale anchors the city with its Gothic spires and museums (the Yale University Art Gallery is free and exceptional). The Long Island Sound is right there, and the city's a 90-minute train ride to Grand Central. Pizza-pilgrimage worthy on its own.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Grand Rapids
You'd pay for New Haven. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$2,089/mo
29% more expensive than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
5.5%
$104/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$5,786/mo
$573 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$424k
20% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
568k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
155
pleasant days a year, in new haven.
Grand Rapids keeps to 151 pleasant days a year.
74% fewer events than Grand Rapids. The pace eases up.
67/100
20% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Wildwood State Park, 24.7 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
1
95% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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