on $100k a year, leaving Colorado Springs
changea dispatch from
columbus
GA
32.46°N
84.99°W
Columbus is on the Chattahoochee River, with the longest urban whitewater course in the world (since 2013) running right through downtown for rafting and surfing waves. Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) is the city's anchor. The Riverwalk stretches for miles. The downtown has come back nicely with restaurants and breweries. Smaller and friendlier than the city's industrial reputation suggests.
in our guides
the verdict
under Colorado Springs, every month
Columbus gives you room Colorado Springs doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,264/mo
27% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
5.49%
$91/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,612/mo
$378 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$208k
55% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
329k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in columbus.
Colorado Springs has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 39 days top 95° vs Colorado Springs's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Colorado Springs stays 1.9× busier.
47/100
34% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Standing Boy Creek State Park, 8.1 mi.
78/100
2% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
1
91% fewer than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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