with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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
the monthly cost of moving past St. Louis
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
40% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.4%
$25/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$5,996/mo
$535 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$572k
107% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
371k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in fort collins.
St. Louis keeps to 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 44 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 80.0× busier.
69/100
1% higher than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 31.3 mi.
86/100
1% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
169
182% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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