City cost of living 2026

Cost of living in Greeley, CO

The Greeley, CO metro area (369,745 people) ranks #63 of 149 for prices among the U.S. metro areas we cover. Here's what it costs to live there.

New York, NY: price level 112.6Los Angeles, CA: price level 113.6Chicago, IL: price level 103.6Dallas, TX: price level 103.1Houston, TX: price level 98.6Miami, FL: price level 114.2Washington, D.C.: price level 108.9Atlanta, GA: price level 100.1Philadelphia, PA: price level 102.6Phoenix, AZ: price level 103.3Boston, MA: price level 108.3Riverside, CA: price level 106.4San Francisco, CA: price level 115.6Detroit, MI: price level 100.3Seattle, WA: price level 111.1Minneapolis, MN: price level 104.8Tampa, FL: price level 100.9San Diego, CA: price level 111.9Denver, CO: price level 105.8Orlando, FL: price level 101.4Charlotte, NC: price level 97.3Baltimore, MD: price level 104.5St. Louis, MO: price level 95.1San Antonio, TX: price level 94.7Austin, TX: price level 98.1Portland, OR: price level 105.4Sacramento, CA: price level 106.7Pittsburgh, PA: price level 94.7Las Vegas, NV: price level 100.2Cincinnati, OH: price level 95.4Kansas City, MO: price level 92.5Columbus, OH: price level 95.5Indianapolis, IN: price level 95.7Cleveland, OH: price level 93.9Nashville, TN: price level 96.3San Jose, CA: price level 110.4Virginia Beach, VA: price level 97.9Jacksonville, FL: price level 99.5Providence, RI: price level 101.8Milwaukee, WI: price level 96.9Raleigh, NC: price level 98.2Oklahoma City, OK: price level 90.4Louisville, KY: price level 93.1Richmond, VA: price level 97.9Memphis, TN: price level 92.2Salt Lake City, UT: price level 100.9Birmingham, AL: price level 91.6Fresno, CA: price level 102.2Grand Rapids, MI: price level 95.5Hartford, CT: price level 102.7Buffalo, NY: price level 95.8Tucson, AZ: price level 96.9Tulsa, OK: price level 89.2Rochester, NY: price level 97.0Omaha, NE: price level 91.9Honolulu, HI: price level 111.0Greenville, SC: price level 93.3Bridgeport, CT: price level 106.9New Orleans, LA: price level 92.6Knoxville, TN: price level 92.6Sarasota, FL: price level 102.4Albuquerque, NM: price level 95.5Bakersfield, CA: price level 100.9McAllen, TX: price level 85.9Albany, NY: price level 99.6Allentown, PA: price level 100.0Baton Rouge, LA: price level 90.8Worcester, MA: price level 102.5El Paso, TX: price level 89.9Columbia, SC: price level 93.7Charleston, SC: price level 101.0Cape Coral, FL: price level 102.3Lakeland, FL: price level 97.1Boise, ID: price level 98.4Oxnard, CA: price level 110.5Dayton, OH: price level 92.7Stockton, CA: price level 105.1Greensboro, NC: price level 92.9Colorado Springs, CO: price level 100.7Little Rock, AR: price level 89.4Provo, UT: price level 98.2Des Moines, IA: price level 91.7Daytona Beach, FL: price level 99.4Poughkeepsie, NY: price level 109.4Madison, WI: price level 97.3Winston-Salem, NC: price level 92.0Akron, OH: price level 93.4Ogden, UT: price level 100.3Wichita, KS: price level 88.9Palm Bay, FL: price level 100.0Syracuse, NY: price level 95.7Augusta, GA: price level 91.9Durham, NC: price level 97.6Harrisburg, PA: price level 98.7Jackson, MS: price level 89.0Fayetteville, AR: price level 91.4Spokane, WA: price level 100.3Toledo, OH: price level 91.5Chattanooga, TN: price level 91.5New Haven, CT: price level 104.6Reno, NV: price level 101.0Portland, ME: price level 101.9Port St. Lucie, FL: price level 100.2Huntsville, AL: price level 93.1Pensacola, FL: price level 97.7Lexington, KY: price level 92.9Killeen, TX: price level 91.1Springfield, MO: price level 88.6Santa Rosa, CA: price level 107.8Wilmington, NC: price level 96.4Fort Wayne, IN: price level 92.6Vallejo, CA: price level 108.5Santa Barbara, CA: price level 108.8Salinas, CA: price level 109.0Savannah, GA: price level 95.2Manchester, NH: price level 105.7Ocala, FL: price level 95.2Asheville, NC: price level 96.5Naples, FL: price level 103.2Myrtle Beach, SC: price level 93.6Anchorage, AK: price level 105.4Spartanburg, SC: price level 91.1Fayetteville, NC: price level 92.0Trenton, NJ: price level 103.2Eugene, OR: price level 101.6Fort Collins, CO: price level 101.1Ann Arbor, MI: price level 100.9Greeley, CO: price level 100.2Gainesville, FL: price level 96.7Clarksville, TN: price level 90.9Boulder, CO: price level 105.2Columbus, GA: price level 89.3Crestview, FL: price level 97.0Sioux Falls, SD: price level 90.6Olympia, WA: price level 103.7Norwich, CT: price level 100.4Bremerton, WA: price level 105.6Fargo, ND: price level 90.9Bend, OR: price level 103.6Daphne, AL: price level 94.7Prescott, AZ: price level 98.3Hilton Head Island, SC: price level 98.0Burlington, VT: price level 100.9Panama City, FL: price level 97.3Jacksonville, NC: price level 92.1Punta Gorda, FL: price level 100.5Billings, MT: price level 93.5The Villages, FL: price level 85.4Cheyenne, WY: price level 96.5

Hover over or tap a dot to see its value.

Price level of the 149 metros we cover
See all 149 cities

Price level, from cheaper to pricier.

Salary to match $75k
$79,600
vs. an average-priced, no-income-tax area
Median rent
$1,579
per month · need $63,160 income
Median home
$496,100
need about $130,238 to buy

Compare Greeley with your city

See what you'd need to earn in Greeley to keep your lifestyle, after taxes and local prices. The calculator starts from Denver, CO, which sends the most households here of the metros we cover (IRS, 2022–2023), at about its median household income. Pick your own city and salary.

Equal salary in Greeley: $103,400

Compare any two of 149 U.S. metro areas. All cities

To keep the same lifestyle, you need about $103,400 in Greeley, CO to match $110,000 in Denver, CO ($6,600 less), after 2026 taxes and local prices.

Single filer, W-2 salary. Both are in Colorado, so state income tax is the same; neither city levies a resident income tax.

Take-home in Denver
$81,599
25.8% total tax
Take-home in Greeley
$81,599
25.8% total tax
Prices in Greeley
-5.3%
vs Denver (BEA 2024)
Renting: change after selected costs
+$4,368
per year, after taxes, rent and power; excludes food, transport, healthcare, child care and moving costs

See the full Denver to Greeley report

What things cost in Greeley

Price level by category (U.S. = 100)
Below the U.S. average Above the U.S. average At the U.S. average
Overall100.2
Housing112.6
Goods96.1
Utilities82.0
Other services99.8

The vertical line marks the U.S. average (100). BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 for the metropolitan area.

Taxes in Greeley

On a $100,000 salary (about the area's median household income), a single filer keeps $75,048 after 2026 federal tax ($13,170), Social Security and Medicare ($7,650) and Colorado income tax ($3,692), plus $440 in state payroll programs.

Housing

MeasureGreeley area
Median rent$1,579/mo
Median home value$496,100
Median property tax$2,688/yr
Monthly cost to own the median home (20% down)$3,039
Median household income$101,563

Climate and jobs in Greeley

In the Greeley area the average January low is 18°F and the average July high 92°F, and the area has about 58 days a year at 90°F or hotter. Unemployment averaged 4.3% in 2025, the same as the U.S. rate (4.3%), and the median wage across all jobs was $55,070 a year, 8% above the U.S. median.

Climate in the Greeley area: NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Climate1991–2020 average
January low18°F
July high92°F
Days 90°F or hotter58 a year
Precipitation15 in a year
Snowfall35 in a year
Jobs and pay in the Greeley area compared with the U.S. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Jobs and payMetro areaU.S.
Unemployment rate, 2025 average4.3%4.3%
Median wage, all jobs (May 2025)$55,070$50,980
Wage and salary jobs (May 2025)119,540155.5 million

Climate: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 averages at the Greeley UNC station (USC00053553). Weather varies across a metro area, especially with elevation and distance from the coast. Jobs: unemployment from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; wages and job counts from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, which count wage and salary jobs, not the self-employed; wages are before taxes. The 2025 average covers 11 months: October 2025 data were not collected during the federal government shutdown.

Retiring in Greeley

A single retiree spends about $3,059 a month here if they own their home outright, or $4,116 renting, based on typical spending for households 65 and older (BLS 2024) adjusted for local prices. See where your budget goes furthest.

Where people move to and from Greeley

Leaving Greeley for… (households)
Denver2,527
Fort Collins2,021
Boulder848
Colorado Springs215
Phoenix178
Cheyenne166
Dallas88
Las Vegas50
Moving to Greeley from… (households)
Denver4,223
Fort Collins2,730
Boulder1,534
Colorado Springs199
Phoenix172
Los Angeles137
Dallas131
Cheyenne106

IRS county-to-county migration data, 2022–2023, aggregated to the 149 metro areas we cover.

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates the Greeley area among the highest for natural hazard risk (score 89.2 of 100), with expected losses of about $318 per resident per year. Disaster risk by county in Colorado.

Highest relative risks (national percentile)
Higher risk than most U.S. counties
Hail99
Cold wave96
Tornado95
Strong wind95
Winter weather94

The vertical line marks the middle of U.S. counties (50).

Frequently asked questions

What salary do you need to live in Greeley?

To match the buying power of $75,000 in an average-priced area with no state income tax, you need about $79,600 in Greeley. Renting the median home at 30% of income takes $63,160, and buying the median home with 20% down takes about $130,238.

Is Greeley expensive?

The Greeley metro area's price level is 100.2 (U.S. = 100), #63 of the 149 metro areas we cover, from most to least expensive. Its housing price index is 112.6, 13% above the U.S. average.

Are people moving to Greeley?

Counting moves to and from the other 148 metro areas we cover, Greeley had a net gain of about 3,263 households in 2022–2023 (IRS county migration data).

What is the weather like in Greeley?

In NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the Greeley area (Greeley UNC weather station), the average January low is 18°F and the average July high 92°F. The area has about 58 days a year at 90°F or hotter and gets 15 inches of precipitation a year and about 35 inches of snow.

What are jobs and pay like in Greeley?

The Greeley metro area's unemployment rate averaged 4.3% in 2025, the same as the U.S. rate (4.3%). The median wage across all jobs was $55,070 a year in May 2025, 8% above the U.S. median of $50,980 (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

What natural disasters affect Greeley?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area among the highest overall (score 89.2). The highest relative risks are hail, cold wave, tornado.

Compare Greeley with other cities

Moving from Greeley to…

Moving to Greeley from…

Cities with similar prices