$100k a year, no longer in Fayetteville

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Columbus, OH cityscape

swapping out of fayetteville

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

$9

less monthly outlay than Fayetteville

On paper, Columbus and Fayetteville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

2% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.5% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$9 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$350k

36% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $258k in Fayetteville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 392k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Fayetteville actually gets more: 193 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.

A real upgrade on things to do: 7.7× Fayetteville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

12% higher than Fayetteville

vs 51/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% higher than Fayetteville

vs 76/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

700% more than Fayetteville

vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

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