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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

$494

under Fort Collins, every month

The gap is real. Columbus costs noticeably less than Fort Collins, every month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

23% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$34/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$494 more than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$350k

39% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

2.2M

vs 371k in Fort Collins

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Fort Collins edges ahead with 177 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 116.0× Fort Collins's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

17% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

85/100

1% lower than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

81% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

04 · see also

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