with $100k coming in, swapping out of Madison

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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

$34

more expensive each month than Madison

Barely costlier than Madison. If Denver pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the denver entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,863/mo

11% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$156/mo less in state tax than Madison

vs 6.27% in Madison

03after rent

$6,104/mo

$34 less than Madison

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

04a house here

$599k

29% more expensive than Madison

vs $465k in Madison

05metro size

3.0M

vs 694k in Madison

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in denver.

Madison only logs 147 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.3× more on the calendar than Madison.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

85/100

27% higher than Madison

vs 67/100 in Madison

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

·walk score®

97/100

10% higher than Madison

vs 88/100 in Madison

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

169

1436% more than Madison

vs 11 nonstops in Madison

04 · see also

same energy as denver, different zip code:

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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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