same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after cape coral

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

$16

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

Columbus and Cape Coral land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

19% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$16 more than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$350k

1% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

2.2M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Cape Coral's 0.

·outdoorscore

57/100

4% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

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

·walk score®

85/100

102% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

3% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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