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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after atlanta

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

$428

under Atlanta, every month

Columbus gives you room Atlanta doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

17% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$125/mo less in state tax than Atlanta

vs 5.49% in Atlanta

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$428 more than Atlanta

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

04a house here

$350k

9% cheaper than Atlanta

vs $386k in Atlanta

05metro size

2.2M

vs 6.3M in Atlanta

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Atlanta has the edge here, logging 204 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 2 in Atlanta.

51% fewer events than Atlanta. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

15% lower than Atlanta

vs 67/100 in Atlanta

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

·walk score®

85/100

9% lower than Atlanta

vs 93/100 in Atlanta

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

85% fewer than Atlanta

vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta

04 · see also

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