Salary Required

Salary required to live in Fort Collins, CO

Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.

Modest

$63,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $1,800/mo
  • Savings: $250/mo
  • Discretionary: $600/mo

Comfortable

$102,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $2,070/mo
  • Savings: $1,200/mo
  • Discretionary: $1,500/mo

Aspirational

$165,000

Gross, single filer

  • Housing: $2,880/mo
  • Savings: $2,500/mo
  • Discretionary: $2,800/mo

Local rent (1-BR)

$1,800/mo

COL index

121

100 = US average

Median home price

$560,000