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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

$427

under Hagerstown, every month

Columbus gives you room Hagerstown doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

5% cheaper than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$351/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown

vs 8.2% in Hagerstown

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$427 more than Hagerstown

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

04a house here

$350k

9% more expensive than Hagerstown

vs $321k in Hagerstown

05metro size

2.2M

vs 305k in Hagerstown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Hagerstown keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.4× more on the calendar than Hagerstown.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% higher than Hagerstown

vs 56/100 in Hagerstown

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

·walk score®

85/100

3% lower than Hagerstown

vs 88/100 in Hagerstown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

1500% more than Hagerstown

vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown

04 · see also

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