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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

$249

below Greenville's monthly cost

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

3% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$209/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$249 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$350k

12% more expensive than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Greenville actually gets more: 202 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Greenville's 5.

427% more happening than in Greenville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

17% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

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

·walk score®

85/100

1% higher than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

60% more than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

04 · see also

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