$100k a year, no longer in Cincinnati

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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

$38

under Cincinnati, every month

On paper, Columbus and Cincinnati are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

2% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

vs 3.99% in Cincinnati

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$38 more than Cincinnati

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

04a house here

$350k

11% more expensive than Cincinnati

vs $316k in Cincinnati

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.3M in Cincinnati

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Cincinnati keeps to 162 pleasant days a year.

33% more happening than in Cincinnati.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

21% lower than Cincinnati

vs 72/100 in Cincinnati

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Cincinnati

vs 96/100 in Cincinnati

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

32% fewer than Cincinnati

vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati

04 · see also

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