with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbia
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
below Columbia's monthly cost
On paper, Greeley and Columbia are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
9% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
4.4%
$175/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,269/mo
$28 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
95% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
359k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Columbia gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 44 days drop below 20° vs Columbia's 2.
Lighter on events: Columbia packs 4.8× more into a month.
67/100
22% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
22% lower than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
169
1590% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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