on $100k a year, leaving Tulsa
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 Tulsa
Fort Collins runs a little pricier than Tulsa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,971/mo
46% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
4.4%
$29/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$5,996/mo
$592 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$572k
126% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
371k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in fort collins.
Tulsa barely cracks 163 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 44 days under 20°, vs 12 in Tulsa.
Tulsa hosts 38.0× more events.
69/100
41% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 31.3 mi.
86/100
12% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
169
839% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
neighbors of fort collins on the map of tradeoffs:
