$100k salary, packing up from Tallahassee
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
the monthly cost of moving past Tallahassee
Greeley costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,698/mo
11% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
4.4%
$367/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,269/mo
$537 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$497k
72% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
359k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in greeley.
Tallahassee actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 44 days stay under 20°, well past Tallahassee's 0.
2.0× the events of Tallahassee, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
16% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Rocky Mountain National Park, 43.7 mi.
66/100
14% lower than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
169
2314% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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