Moving from Flint to Grand Rapids
Flint to Grand Rapids: $199 more leftover
$2,406/mo leftover in Grand Rapids vs $2,207 in Flint after tax and rent ($199 more). +$2,388 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Flint leftover
$2,207
a month after tax and rent
Grand Rapids leftover
$2,406
+$199 vs Flint
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 213 households moved Flint → Grand Rapids (about 316 people, average AGI $55,638). 151 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Flint | Grand Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,032 | $5,527 |
| Rent | $887 | $1,252 |
| All other costs | $1,938 | $1,869 |
| Left over | $2,207 | $2,406 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Flint and Grand Rapids moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 122 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,100
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Other moves from Flint
Dig into Grand Rapids
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Grand Rapids than Flint?
A one-bedroom is about $887 in Flint versus $1,252 in Grand Rapids. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $199 a month higher in Grand Rapids. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Grand Rapids have state income tax?
Grand Rapids is in Michigan, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Flint to Grand Rapids?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Flint → Grand Rapids move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.