with $100k coming in, swapping out of Austin

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of austin

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

$260

the monthly premium over Austin

Columbus runs a little pricier than Austin. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

5% cheaper than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Austin

vs 0% in Austin

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$260 less than Austin

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

04a house here

$350k

19% cheaper than Austin

vs $433k in Austin

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.5M in Austin

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Austin barely cracks 170 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Austin's 1.

A similar weekend lineup to Austin.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% higher than Austin

vs 56/100 in Austin

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

·walk score®

85/100

14% lower than Austin

vs 99/100 in Austin

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

24% fewer than Austin

vs 42 nonstops in Austin

04 · see also

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