$100k a year, no longer in Eugene

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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

$685

under Eugene, every month

Columbus is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

16% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$397/mo less in state tax than Eugene

vs 8.75% in Eugene

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$685 more than Eugene

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

04a house here

$350k

23% cheaper than Eugene

vs $456k in Eugene

05metro size

2.2M

vs 381k in Eugene

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Eugene edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Eugene's 1.

4.3× the events of Eugene, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

24% lower than Eugene

vs 75/100 in Eugene

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% lower than Eugene

vs 97/100 in Eugene

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

256% more than Eugene

vs 9 nonstops in Eugene

04 · see also

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