same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

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Greeley, CO cityscape

swapping out of cape coral

Greeley

co · metro 359k

a 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.

metro359k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$205

more expensive each month than Cape Coral

Greeley costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the greeley entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,698/mo

9% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$367/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,269/mo

$205 less than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$497k

40% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

359k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in greeley.

Cape Coral has the edge here, logging 250 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 44 days stay under 20°, well past Cape Coral's 0.

·outdoorscore

67/100

22% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.

·walk score®

66/100

57% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

169

412% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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