same $100k income, fresh start from Fresno

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Columbus, OH cityscape

swapping out of fresno

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

$931

under Fresno, every month

Columbus runs on a fraction of Fresno's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

24% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$931 more than Fresno

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

04a house here

$350k

16% cheaper than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Fresno actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Fresno.

A real upgrade on things to do: 3.1× Fresno's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

85/100

4% lower than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

191% more than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

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