$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
changea dispatch from
fort collins
CO
40.59°N
105.08°W
Fort Collins is the home of New Belgium Brewing (Fat Tire's origin) and a thriving craft beer scene with more breweries than Boulder. Old Town's brick streets and historic storefronts are charming enough that they're said to have influenced Disney's Main Street USA designers. CSU keeps the energy young. The foothills rise right outside town, and Rocky Mountain National Park is an hour away. Quieter than Boulder, less expensive.
the verdict
more each month than Myrtle Beach ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Fort Collins is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,971/mo
14% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
4.4%
$175/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$5,996/mo
$69 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$572k
59% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
371k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in fort collins.
Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 44 days drop below 20° vs Myrtle Beach's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Myrtle Beach. About 96% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
19% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 31.3 mi.
86/100
56% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
169
635% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
in the same ballpark as fort collins:
