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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

$386

less monthly outlay than Denver

The gap is real. Columbus costs noticeably less than Denver, every month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

19% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$34/mo less in state tax than Denver

vs 4.4% in Denver

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$386 more than Denver

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

04a house here

$350k

42% cheaper than Denver

vs $599k in Denver

05metro size

2.2M

vs 3.0M in Denver

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Denver edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.

Noticeably quieter than Denver. About 74% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

33% lower than Denver

vs 85/100 in Denver

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% lower than Denver

vs 97/100 in Denver

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

81% fewer than Denver

vs 169 nonstops in Denver

04 · see also

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