on $100k a year, leaving New Orleans
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 New Orleans ran you
Greeley costs more than New Orleans, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
5% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
4.4%
$117/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,269/mo
$202 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
92% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
359k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
New Orleans gets 235 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 44 days under 20° here, 0 in New Orleans.
96% fewer events than New Orleans. The pace eases up.
67/100
22% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
33% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
169
333% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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