with $100k coming in, swapping out of York
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 premium over York
You'd pay for Columbia. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,551/mo
14% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
6.5%
$286/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,241/mo
$476 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$255k
18% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
857k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in columbia.
York keeps to 159 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 27 days clear 95°, vs 4 back in York.
A month here packs 19.0× the events of York.
55/100
14% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Congaree National Park, 29.1 mi.
85/100
9% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
10
17% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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