same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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columbus
GA
32.46°N
84.99°W
Columbus is on the Chattahoochee River, with the longest urban whitewater course in the world (since 2013) running right through downtown for rafting and surfing waves. Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) is the city's anchor. The Riverwalk stretches for miles. The downtown has come back nicely with restaurants and breweries. Smaller and friendlier than the city's industrial reputation suggests.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than St. Louis
Columbus and St. Louis land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,264/mo
10% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.49%
$66/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,612/mo
$81 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$208k
25% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
329k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in columbus.
St. Louis keeps to 174 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 39 days top 95° vs St. Louis's 5.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 3.5× busier.
47/100
31% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Standing Boy Creek State Park, 8.1 mi.
78/100
10% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
1
98% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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