Greeley tops state for most discretionary income

Boulder residents take home a higher salary than anyone else in the mountain states, but that benefit is dwarfed by high housing prices. Meanwhile, Greeley fares best in the state for discretionary income.

Salaries in Boulder are 8.9 percent higher than the regional average, according to a new Discretionary Income Study from Trove Technologies Inc., a tech company that helps with packing and moving household items.

Despite the high salary, Boulder residents are saddled with housing expenses that are 17.6 percent higher than the average.

Because of this, even though Boulder has…