same $100k income, fresh start from Lincoln
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 Lincoln ran you
Greeley runs a little pricier than Lincoln. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
30% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
4.4%
$120/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,269/mo
$267 less than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
65% more expensive than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
359k
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Lincoln barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
84% fewer events than Lincoln. The pace eases up.
67/100
26% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
12% lower than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
169
5533% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
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