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Boulder vs Greeley

$201/mo more in Greeley

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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BoulderGreeleyAbout 62 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Greeley leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 256 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,692/mo in Greeley. $2,491/mo in Boulder. +$2,412 a year.

Boulder

$2,491

left each month

Greeley

$2,692

+$201 vs Boulder

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Greeley wins 3 of 4Boulder 1 · ties 0
$5,891Take-home · Greeley$5,906
$1,647Rent · Greeley$1,257
$1,753Other bills · Boulder$1,957
$2,491Left over · Greeley$2,692

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In 2022-2023, 1,534 households moved Boulder → Greeley (avg AGI $82,218). 848 went the other way. The whole move →

+$201 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBoulderGreeley
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Boulder, CO and Greeley, CO
Per monthBoulderGreeleyDifference
Gross pay$7,792$7,815+$23
Income and payroll tax$1,901$1,909+$8
Take-home pay$5,891$5,906+$15
Rent$1,647$1,257−$390
Getting around$342$546+$204
Groceries$389$389$0
Healthcare$438$438$0
Utilities$243$243$0
Everything else$341$341$0
Left over$2,491$2,692+$201

Salary to match Boulder

$90,000

Gross pay in Greeley that leaves the same amount as $93,500 in Boulder.

Tax difference

−$12

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.4% in Boulder, 24.4% in Greeley.

More about Greeley

Boulder, CO in full

A flat 4.4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,961 and 250 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

Greeley, CO in full

A flat 4.4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,496 and 256 sunny days; commutes average 28 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Greeley than Boulder?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Greeley leaves about $201 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,647 in Boulder and $1,257 in Greeley.

Does Greeley have state income tax?

Greeley is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Boulder to Greeley?

The paycheck is taxed in Colorado. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Boulder and Greeley changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.