$100k salary, packing up from Eugene
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
under Eugene, every month
Greeley gives you room Eugene doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
6% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
4.4%
$362/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,269/mo
$464 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
9% more expensive than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
359k
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Eugene gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 44 days drop below 20° vs Eugene's 1.
85% fewer events than Eugene. The pace eases up.
67/100
11% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
32% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
169
1778% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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