with $100k coming in, swapping out of Allentown

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of allentown

Columbus

oh · metro 2.2M

a dispatch from

columbus

OH

39.96°N

83.00°W

Columbus is Ohio State on autumn Saturdays (the Horseshoe holds 100,000+ and they all wear scarlet), German Village's cobblestone streets and brick cottages, and a Short North gallery scene that punches well above its weight. It's quietly become a test market for the rest of America because the demographics line up so neatly. The food scene leans young, weird, and good. 'Buckeyes' here can mean either the football team or the chocolate-peanut-butter candy.

metro2.2M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$221

below Allentown's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Columbus. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

16% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$77/mo more in state tax than Allentown

vs 3.07% in Allentown

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$221 more than Allentown

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$350k

3% cheaper than Allentown

vs $359k in Allentown

05metro size

2.2M

vs 874k in Allentown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Allentown keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 4.3× Allentown's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

22% lower than Allentown

vs 73/100 in Allentown

Closest outdoor draw: Alum Creek State Park, 16.2 mi.

·walk score®

85/100

1% lower than Allentown

vs 86/100 in Allentown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

256% more than Allentown

vs 9 nonstops in Allentown

04 · see also

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