on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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 Francisco, every month
Greeley runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
46% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.4%
$408/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,269/mo
$1,857 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
60% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
359k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 44 days stay under 20°, well past San Francisco's 0.
San Francisco hosts 64.5× more events.
67/100
19% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
33% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
169
52% more than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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