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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

$40

the monthly cost of moving past Greensboro

A small premium for Columbus. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

6% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$40 less than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$350k

30% more expensive than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

2.2M

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Greensboro actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 6 in Greensboro.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.4× Greensboro's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

6% higher than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

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

·walk score®

85/100

3% lower than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

129% more than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

04 · see also

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