Greeley vs Kennewick
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $370,700 in Kennewick and $402,500 in Greeley.
- Households earn more in Kennewick ($73,576 vs $69,881 median).
- Greeley gets far more snow: 35 inches a year vs 2.
- Commutes are shorter in Kennewick (21 vs 24 minutes each way).
- Washington has no state income tax on wages; Colorado's top rate is 4.4%.
Side by side
| Greeley, CO | Kennewick, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 115,073 | 88,366 |
| Growth since 2020 | +5.8% | +5.3% |
| People per square mile | 2,295 | 3,100 |
| Median age | 32.5 | 35.7 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28% | 26% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $69,881 | $73,576 |
| Median home value | $402,500 | $370,700 |
| Home value to income | 5.8× | 5.0× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,388 | $1,240 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 100.2 | 100.1 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 112.6 | 94.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $75,100 | $75,100 |
| Homeowners | 61% | 61% |
| Top state income tax | 4.4% | None |
| Combined sales tax | 7.89% | 9.57% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 24.3 | 21.3 |
| Work from home | 9% | 10% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.1% | 14.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 44° / 18° | 41° / 28° |
| July high / low | 92° / 59° | 93° / 57° |
| Precipitation per year | 15 in | 8 in |
| Snowfall per year | 35 in | 2 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 58 | 55 |
| Nights below freezing | 153 | 112 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 89.2 | 87.1 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 45% | 79% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +25.2% | +33.2% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Greeley: May to June and September. Kennewick: May to June and September.
Full monthly tables: Greeley weather by month and Kennewick weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $75,100 in Greeley and $75,100 in Kennewick. Moving from Greeley to Kennewick, you would need about $74,900 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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