on $100k a year, leaving San Diego
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
under San Diego, every month
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
41% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.4%
$408/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,269/mo
$1,601 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
51% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
359k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 44 days stay under 20°, well past San Diego's 0.
Lighter on events: San Diego packs 43.5× more into a month.
67/100
11% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
33% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
169
207% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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