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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

$434

below Boise's monthly cost

The gap is real. Columbus costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

16% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$151/mo less in state tax than Boise

vs 5.8% in Boise

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$434 more than Boise

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

04a house here

$350k

29% cheaper than Boise

vs $490k in Boise

05metro size

2.2M

vs 827k in Boise

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Boise keeps to 166 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 3.0× the events of Boise.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

30% lower than Boise

vs 82/100 in Boise

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Boise

vs 96/100 in Boise

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

100% more than Boise

vs 16 nonstops in Boise

04 · see also

neighbors of columbus on the map of tradeoffs:

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