Cost of Living

One of Weld County’s competitive advantages has always been a favorable cost of living. Housing prices are generally lower than in many parts of Colorado, as are prices for other goods and services.

Upstate Colorado Economic Development participates in a Cost of Living Index, produced by the Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly ACCRA). The Index measures costs specific to the City of Greeley, as it is the only Weld County community large enough to be included in the Index. It is intended to provide a useful and reasonably accurate measure of living cost differences among urban areas. Items on which the Index is based have been carefully chosen to reflect the different categories of consumer expenditures. Weights assigned to relative costs are based on government survey data on expenditure patterns for professional and executive households. All items are priced in each place at a specified time and according to standardized specifications.