$100k a year, no longer in Grand Rapids
changea dispatch from
tallahassee
FL
30.44°N
84.28°W
Tallahassee feels more like south Georgia than Florida: oak canopies, rolling hills, and red clay. It's the state capital, home to Florida State (Seminole football is a religion) and FAMU, and surrounded by some of the best springs in the country (Wakulla and Wakulla Springs State Park are 20 minutes south). The food scene leans southern with serious Cuban influence. Cooler in summer than the rest of the state.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Grand Rapids
Tallahassee is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
6% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,806/mo
$447 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
18% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
393k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 0 in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids hosts 34.5× more events.
58/100
4% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
7
65% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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