same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose
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
cheaper each month than San Jose
Greeley sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
51% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
4.4%
$408/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,269/mo
$2,181 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
72% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
359k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
San Jose edges ahead with 283 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 44 days drop below 20° vs San Jose's 0.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs 15.5× more into a month.
67/100
4% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
31% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
169
483% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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