on $100k a year, leaving Lexington
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 Lexington ran you
Greeley costs more than Lexington, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
14% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
4.4%
$8/mo less in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,269/mo
$201 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
53% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
359k
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Lexington only logs 171 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 44 days under 20°, vs 19 in Lexington.
But the calendar thins out: Lexington stays 10.5× busier.
67/100
12% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
25% lower than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
169
1200% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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