Is Greeley cheaper than Savannah?

Savannah is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Greeley's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Greeley or Savannah?

Greeley has the higher median household income — $101,563 versus $80,518 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 26% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Greeley or Savannah?

A paycheck stretches further in Greeley. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $101,385 there versus $84,572 in Savannah.

Which has cheaper rent, Greeley or Savannah?

Rents are close — $1,579/mo in the Greeley metro versus $1,589/mo in Savannah (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Greeley vs Savannah

Metro-area medians — Greeley, CO Metro Area vs Savannah, GA Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Savannah comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Savannah is about 5% cheaper to live in, while Greeley households earn about 26% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Greeley.

Their widest everyday difference: Greeley has the tighter job market — 3.9% unemployment versus 5.4%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Greeley, CO

$58,707

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$58,603

real value after local prices

Savannah, GA

$58,044

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$60,967

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Savannah leaves you about $2,363/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Greeley

Savannah

Livability (CityLedger)

70/100

51/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

100.2

95.2

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$101,385

$84,572

Median household income

$101,563

$80,518

Median rent

$1,579/mo

$1,589/mo

Median home value

$496,100

$349,900

Unemployment

3.9%

5.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.9%

36.3%

Average commute

27.6 min

26.2 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

47°F

67°F

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+ Unemployment

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+ Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
+ Median home value
+ Bachelor's degree or higher
+ Average commute
+ Air quality (median AQI)

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Greeley vs Savannah — frequently asked

Is Greeley cheaper than Savannah?: Savannah is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Greeley's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Greeley or Savannah?: Greeley has the higher median household income — $101,563 versus $80,518 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 26% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Greeley or Savannah?: A paycheck stretches further in Greeley. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $101,385 there versus $84,572 in Savannah.
Which has cheaper rent, Greeley or Savannah?: Rents are close — $1,579/mo in the Greeley metro versus $1,589/mo in Savannah (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).