same $100k income, fresh start from Pittsburgh
changea dispatch from
colorado springs
CO
38.83°N
104.82°W
Colorado Springs sits at the foot of Pikes Peak (which inspired America the Beautiful), with the Garden of the Gods' red rock formations rising on the city's western edge. The Air Force Academy chapel is one of the most striking pieces of modernist religious architecture in the country. It's drier and sunnier than people expect, with strong evangelical and military communities shaping the city's character. Outdoorsy in a quiet way.
the verdict
more each month than Pittsburgh ran you
Colorado Springs runs a little pricier than Pittsburgh. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,733/mo
18% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.4%
$111/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,234/mo
$371 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$463k
108% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
769k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
184
pleasant days a year, in colorado springs.
Pittsburgh barely cracks 161 pleasant ones. Cold is the cost: 75 days drop below 20° vs Pittsburgh's 28.
But the calendar thins out: Pittsburgh stays 1.8× busier.
71/100
3% higher than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Mueller State Park, 20.1 mi.
80/100
19% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
11
70% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
in the same ballpark as colorado springs:
