same $100k income, fresh start from Cleveland
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 Cleveland ran you
Greeley costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
20% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.4%
$34/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$6,269/mo
$313 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
97% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
359k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Cleveland keeps to 159 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 44 days below 20° vs Cleveland's 27.
Cleveland hosts 22.0× more events.
67/100
6% higher than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
31% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
169
202% more than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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