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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

$196

the monthly cost of moving past Dallas

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

8% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Dallas

vs 0% in Dallas

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$196 less than Dallas

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

04a house here

$350k

5% cheaper than Dallas

vs $367k in Dallas

05metro size

2.2M

vs 8.1M in Dallas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Dallas only manages 171 of those. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Dallas's 2.

But the calendar thins out: Dallas stays 3.8× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

0% lower than Dallas

vs 57/100 in Dallas

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

·walk score®

85/100

9% lower than Dallas

vs 93/100 in Dallas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

83% fewer than Dallas

vs 190 nonstops in Dallas

04 · see also

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