#29 of 66 for you
Colorado Springs, CO
Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.
Left over monthly
$2,343
Versus Chicago
−$37/mo
−$444 a year
Local pay for your job
$89,119
Local wages run -5% vs national
Where the money goes
One earner filing as a household, at 1 bedrooms.
- Taxes$1,776
- Rent$1,301
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$2,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,119
- Federal income tax
- −$11,220
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,818
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,279
- Take-home pay
- $67,802
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,301
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$7,427 gross, minus $1,776 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$2,343
What living here is like
- Weather
- 243 sunny days, 85°F in July, 17°F January nights
- Getting around
- Plan on a car per adult
- Average commute
- 24 minutes each way
- Size
- 760k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $431,600 — roughly $2,736/mo with 20% down, tax and upkeep
- Taxes
- Colorado income tax. Sales tax 7.8%, property tax 0.44%.
How it scores against what you said matters
- Money left over
- 54
- Sun and mild weather
- 70
- Access to the outdoors
- 94
- City life and culture
- 54
- A short commute
- 70
Chicago vs Colorado Springs, line by line
Same job, same household, both tax codes applied.
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- Dallas, TX$3,044/mo
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