$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs

change
Naples, FL cityscape

instead of colorado springs

Naples

fl · metro 404k

a dispatch from

naples

FL

26.14°N

81.80°W

Naples brings wealthy retirees to the Gulf coast for genuinely some of the prettiest beaches in Florida, and the sunsets at the pier are a community ritual (everyone gathers, no one talks). The downtown along Fifth Avenue is pastel and breezy. Mercato has the upscale restaurants. The Everglades' western edge starts just south of town. Affluent, sunny, and quieter than the east-coast Florida cities.

metro404k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$620

the monthly cost of moving past Colorado Springs

Naples costs more than Colorado Springs, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the naples entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,719/mo

57% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$5,614/mo

$620 less than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$679k

47% more expensive than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

404k

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

261

pleasant days a year, in naples.

Colorado Springs only logs 184 pleasant days.

But the calendar thins out: Colorado Springs stays Infinity× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

18% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

Closest outdoor draw: Collier-Seminole State Park, 17.4 mi.

·walk score®

81/100

1% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

34

209% more than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

04 · see also

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