on $100k a year, leaving Colorado Springs
changea dispatch from
dallas
TX
32.78°N
96.80°W
Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.
in our guides
the verdict
under Colorado Springs, every month
Dallas gives you room Colorado Springs doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,647/mo
5% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,686/mo
$452 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
21% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
8.1M
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
Colorado Springs gets 184 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summer asks for something in return: 40 days top 95° here, 0 in Colorado Springs.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.2× more on the calendar than Colorado Springs.
57/100
20% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
16% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
190
1627% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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