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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

$122

the monthly cost of moving past Columbus

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Columbus is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

20% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$125/mo less in state tax than Columbus

vs 5.49% in Columbus

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$122 less than Columbus

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

04a house here

$350k

68% more expensive than Columbus

vs $208k in Columbus

05metro size

2.2M

vs 329k in Columbus

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Columbus edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 29 days under 20°, vs 2 in Columbus.

A real upgrade on things to do: 5.0× Columbus's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

21% higher than Columbus

vs 47/100 in Columbus

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

·walk score®

85/100

9% higher than Columbus

vs 78/100 in Columbus

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

3100% more than Columbus

vs 1 nonstops in Columbus

04 · see also

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