$100k a year, no longer in Lafayette
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
the monthly cost of moving past Lafayette
You'd pay for Columbia. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
16% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
6.5%
$292/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,241/mo
$510 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
27% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
857k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
Lafayette actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 27 days clear 95°, vs 7 back in Lafayette.
280% more happening than in Lafayette.
55/100
28% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
0% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
10
233% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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