with $100k coming in, swapping out of Duluth

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of duluth

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

$370

below Duluth's monthly cost

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

3% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$322/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$370 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$350k

39% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

2.2M

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Duluth keeps to 132 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 3.9× the events of Duluth.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

22% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

85/100

174% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

700% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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