on $100k a year, leaving Corpus Christi

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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

$433

pricier each month than Corpus Christi

Columbus costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

7% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$433 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$350k

58% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

2.2M

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Corpus Christi only manages 171 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Corpus Christi.

A real upgrade on things to do: 6.8× Corpus Christi's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

85/100

21% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

700% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

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