$100k salary, packing up from St. Louis
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 St. Louis
Columbia costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
10% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
6.5%
$150/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,241/mo
$290 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
8% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
857k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
St. Louis only manages 174 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs St. Louis's 5.
76% fewer events than St. Louis. The pace eases up.
55/100
19% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
2% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
10
83% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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