$100k salary, packing up from Fort Collins
changea dispatch from
cape coral
FL
26.65°N
81.99°W
Cape Coral has over 400 miles of navigable canals, more than any city in the world, which means many homes literally have boat docks in the backyard. It's a planned community that grew up around water, with easy access to the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf. The boating, fishing, and manatee-watching are the main events. It's flat, sunny, and built for waterfront life.
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under Fort Collins, every month
The gap is real. Cape Coral costs noticeably less than Fort Collins, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
6% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,474/mo
$478 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
38% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
835k
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Fort Collins barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Fort Collins stays Infinity× busier.
55/100
20% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
51% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
33
80% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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