on $100k a year, leaving Augusta
changea dispatch from
greeley
CO
40.42°N
104.71°W
Greeley is northern Colorado's ag city, sitting on the South Platte River with cattle feedlots, sugar beets, and the University of Northern Colorado. The annual Greeley Stampede every July is one of the bigger rodeos in the country. It's an honest, wide-sky kind of town with deep ag roots. Cheaper than Fort Collins, with mountain access still under an hour away.
the verdict
more each month than Augusta ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Greeley is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
18% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
4.4%
$91/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,269/mo
$164 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
101% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
359k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Augusta edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 44 days drop below 20° vs Augusta's 2.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.3× Augusta's pace.
67/100
46% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
11% lower than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
169
5533% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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