$100k salary, packing up from New York
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 New York's monthly cost
Greeley is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
49% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
4.4%
$528/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,269/mo
$2,159 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
33% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
359k
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
New York only manages 171 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 44 days below 20° here, 19 in New York.
But the calendar thins out: New York stays 976.8× busier.
67/100
14% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
34% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
169
21% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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