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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

$130

more each month than Anchorage ran you

Barely costlier than Anchorage. If Columbus pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

12% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Anchorage

vs 0% in Anchorage

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$130 less than Anchorage

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

04a house here

$350k

20% cheaper than Anchorage

vs $438k in Anchorage

05metro size

2.2M

vs 401k in Anchorage

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

57/100

16% lower than Anchorage

vs 68/100 in Anchorage

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

·walk score®

85/100

8% higher than Anchorage

vs 79/100 in Anchorage

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

6% fewer than Anchorage

vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage

04 · see also

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