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Denver, CO cityscape

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Denver

co · metro 3.0M

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a dispatch from

denver

CO

39.74°N

104.98°W

Denver is a mile above sea level, an hour from a dozen ski resorts, and surrounded by mountains that make every west-facing window feel like a vacation. The air is dry, the sun shows up roughly 300 days a year, and craft beer is taken seriously enough to have its own annual pilgrimage (the Great American Beer Festival). Green chile is a hill people will die on. The patio season is essentially eternal.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$792

the monthly premium over Fort Wayne

Denver costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the denver entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,863/mo

57% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$117/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$6,104/mo

$792 less than Fort Wayne

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$599k

136% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

3.0M

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in denver.

Fort Wayne only logs 161 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 66 days drop below 20° vs Fort Wayne's 38.

A month here packs 21.6× the events of Fort Wayne.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

85/100

85% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 47.3 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

8% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

169

1590% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

neighbors of denver on the map of tradeoffs:

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boulder

better weather

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las vegas

$498/mo cheaper

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washington

better weather

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compare denver with:

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