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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

$370

pricier each month than El Paso

You'd pay for Columbus. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

3% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than El Paso

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$370 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$350k

51% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

2.2M

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

El Paso has the edge here, logging 222 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 1 in El Paso.

A real upgrade on things to do: 3.9× El Paso's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

12% lower than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

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

·walk score®

85/100

9% lower than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

146% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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