$100k salary, packing up from Worcester
changea dispatch from
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
less monthly outlay than Worcester
Columbus is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,264/mo
41% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
5.49%
$41/mo more in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$6,612/mo
$835 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$208k
57% cheaper than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
329k
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in columbus.
Worcester only manages 148 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 39 days top 95° vs Worcester's 1.
About as much going on as in Worcester.
47/100
20% lower than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Standing Boy Creek State Park, 8.1 mi.
78/100
13% lower than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
1
50% fewer than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
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