$100k salary, packing up from Cincinnati
changea dispatch from
columbia
SC
34.00°N
81.03°W
Columbia is the South Carolina capital, USC Gamecock country, and home to one of the largest urban rivers (the Congaree) flowing right past downtown. The Saluda River outside town is a tubing destination locals swear by, and Congaree National Park's old-growth cypress is a 30-minute drive. The state museum is a sleeper good time. Slower-paced than Charleston, less touristy.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Cincinnati ran you
Columbia runs a little pricier than Cincinnati. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
0% more expensive than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
6.5%
$209/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,241/mo
$211 less than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
19% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
857k
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Cincinnati barely cracks 162 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 3 in Cincinnati.
78% fewer events than Cincinnati. The pace eases up.
55/100
24% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
11% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
10
79% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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