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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

$92

pricier each month than Cleveland

A small premium for Columbus. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

6% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

vs 3.99% in Cleveland

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$92 less than Cleveland

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

04a house here

$350k

39% more expensive than Cleveland

vs $252k in Cleveland

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.2M in Cleveland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Cleveland only manages 159 of those.

1.3× the events of Cleveland, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

10% lower than Cleveland

vs 63/100 in Cleveland

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Cleveland

vs 96/100 in Cleveland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

43% fewer than Cleveland

vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland

04 · see also

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