with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbus
changea dispatch from
anchorage
AK
61.22°N
149.90°W
Anchorage is the city where moose sometimes wander into downtown, the Chugach Mountains tower right behind your office, and summer days run 19 hours long. The Iditarod sled-dog race kicks off from here every March. The food scene leans heavily on the world-class salmon and halibut coming off the boats. Winter brings the northern lights flickering above the mountains and the kind of quiet you only find this far north. Wild edge.
the verdict
below Columbus's monthly cost
Anchorage and Columbus land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,713/mo
13% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,620/mo
$130 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$438k
25% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
401k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
93
pleasant days a year, in anchorage.
Columbus gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 91 days under 20° here, 29 in Columbus.
100% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
68/100
19% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Chugach State Park, 21.9 mi.
79/100
7% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
34
6% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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