$100k salary, packing up from Greeley

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Little Rock, AR cityscape

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Little Rock

ar · metro 765k

a dispatch from

little rock

AR

34.75°N

92.29°W

Little Rock is the Arkansas River curving past downtown, the Clinton Presidential Library lit up at night (it's a striking modernist building), and a state capitol modeled directly on the U.S. Capitol. The River Market district is the food and bar center. Pinnacle Mountain on the western edge is a quick hike with a view of the whole valley. It's smaller and friendlier than its reputation.

metro765k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$489

under Greeley, every month

Little Rock gives you room Greeley doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the little rock entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,209/mo

29% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$6,758/mo

$489 more than Greeley

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

04a house here

$228k

54% cheaper than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

765k

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

163

pleasant days a year, in little rock.

Greeley actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 29 days top 95° vs Greeley's 11.

3.3× the events of Greeley, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

54/100

19% lower than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.

·walk score®

49/100

26% lower than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

90% fewer than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

04 · see also

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