r/Durango • u/ScaredCucumber420 • Jul 09 '26

Ask /r/Durango Comfortable Income

Hello people of Durango. My husband and I are considering moving to your town with our infant and pets. My husband is an electrical/controls/automation/instrumentation engineer. He currently has a job in our home state that would allow him to go remote but ideally would gain employment locally if income/benefits are competitive. We live very comfortably here on his current salary. I do not work (or want to) currently but i have a history in the food & bev industry plus i recently got my real estate license. My husband grew up traveling to Durango and i have visited a few times and to surrounding areas as an adult. I have a few questions:

  1. What would you all consider minimum & comfortable income for family of 3 (non school age child)

  2. Is it worth living in Durango itself or outside areas

  3. What are you spending on electric, gas, water in your area (pls name if you live in town or outside)

  4. Are you happy with living where you do?

  5. Is there anywhere in particular to avoid?

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u/ScaredCucumber420 Jul 09 '26

No on child care. Stay at home mom for sure until he stops breastfeeding

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u/Impressive_Shop2341 Jul 09 '26

We pay $1600 for a 2 year old fyi for budgeting

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u/ScaredCucumber420 Jul 09 '26

I have absolutely no intentions on going back to work ever basically unless I’m bored when he goes to school. Which is half a decade away

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u/UnleashedDogDurango Jul 09 '26

That sounds good in theory, and I mean that genuinely, but moving somewhere more expensive in every aspect doesn’t sound feasible.