with $100k coming in, swapping out of Pittsburgh
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
pricier each month than Pittsburgh
Greeley costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
15% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.4%
$111/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,269/mo
$336 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
123% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
359k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Pittsburgh only manages 161 of those. Winter shows up, though: 44 days below 20° vs Pittsburgh's 28.
Lighter on events: Pittsburgh packs 19.8× more into a month.
67/100
3% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
33% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
169
357% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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