$100k salary, packing up from York
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 York
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
45% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.4%
$111/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$5,996/mo
$721 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$572k
85% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
371k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in fort collins.
York only manages 159 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 44 days below 20° here, 27 in York.
Things to do run about even with York.
69/100
8% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 31.3 mi.
86/100
8% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
169
1308% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
same energy as fort collins, different zip code:
