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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after durham

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

$216

lighter monthly cost than Durham

Not a fortune, but real money. Columbus runs cheaper than Durham month over month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

10% cheaper than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Durham

vs 4.5% in Durham

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$216 more than Durham

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

04a house here

$350k

16% cheaper than Durham

vs $415k in Durham

05metro size

2.2M

vs 609k in Durham

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Durham edges ahead with 178 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Durham's 5.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.3× more on the calendar than Durham.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% higher than Durham

vs 50/100 in Durham

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

·walk score®

85/100

6% higher than Durham

vs 80/100 in Durham

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

18% fewer than Durham

vs 39 nonstops in Durham

04 · see also

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