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Columbus, OH cityscape

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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

$270

below Asheville's monthly cost

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

13% cheaper than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Asheville

vs 4.5% in Asheville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$270 more than Asheville

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

04a house here

$350k

19% cheaper than Asheville

vs $430k in Asheville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 417k in Asheville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Asheville edges ahead with 201 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Asheville's 13.

A real upgrade on things to do: 3.3× Asheville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Asheville

vs 66/100 in Asheville

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

·walk score®

85/100

35% higher than Asheville

vs 63/100 in Asheville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

300% more than Asheville

vs 8 nonstops in Asheville

04 · see also

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