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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

$260

less monthly outlay than Charlotte

Columbus is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

13% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Charlotte

vs 4.5% in Charlotte

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$260 more than Charlotte

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

04a house here

$350k

11% cheaper than Charlotte

vs $391k in Charlotte

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.8M in Charlotte

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Charlotte has the edge here, logging 200 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Charlotte's 3.

On par with Charlotte for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

12% higher than Charlotte

vs 51/100 in Charlotte

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

·walk score®

85/100

10% lower than Charlotte

vs 94/100 in Charlotte

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

77% fewer than Charlotte

vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte

04 · see also

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