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Greeley, CO cityscape

next stop after port st. lucie

Greeley

co · metro 359k

a 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.

metro359k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$267

less monthly outlay than Port St. Lucie

Greeley is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the greeley entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,698/mo

27% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$367/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$6,269/mo

$267 more than Port St. Lucie

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$497k

25% more expensive than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

359k

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

177

pleasant days a year, in greeley.

Port St. Lucie edges ahead with 246 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 44 days under 20° here, 0 in Port St. Lucie.

·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.

·walk score®

66/100

560% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

169

635% more than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

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