on $100k a year, leaving Pensacola
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
pricier each month than Pensacola
Fort Collins costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,971/mo
13% more expensive than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
4.4%
$367/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$5,996/mo
$585 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$572k
89% more expensive than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
371k
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in fort collins.
Pensacola has the edge here, logging 226 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 44 days below 20°, vs 0 in Pensacola.
Lighter on events: Pensacola packs 26.0× more into a month.
69/100
0% lower than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 31.3 mi.
86/100
34% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
169
1436% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
neighbors of fort collins on the map of tradeoffs:
