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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

$249

below Columbia's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Columbus. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Columbia.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

3% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$209/mo less in state tax than Columbia

vs 6.5% in Columbia

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$249 more than Columbia

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

04a house here

$350k

37% more expensive than Columbia

vs $255k in Columbia

05metro size

2.2M

vs 857k in Columbia

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Columbia edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Columbia's 2.

A month here packs 6.1× the events of Columbia.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

4% higher than Columbia

vs 55/100 in Columbia

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

·walk score®

85/100

0% lower than Columbia

vs 85/100 in Columbia

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

220% more than Columbia

vs 10 nonstops in Columbia

04 · see also

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