with $100k coming in, swapping out of Hartford

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of hartford

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

$546

cheaper each month than Hartford

You'd feel the difference in Columbus. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Hartford.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

22% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$126/mo less in state tax than Hartford

vs 5.5% in Hartford

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$546 more than Hartford

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

04a house here

$350k

15% cheaper than Hartford

vs $411k in Hartford

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.2M in Hartford

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Hartford only manages 148 of those.

300% more happening than in Hartford.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

15% lower than Hartford

vs 67/100 in Hartford

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

·walk score®

85/100

7% lower than Hartford

vs 91/100 in Hartford

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

23% more than Hartford

vs 26 nonstops in Hartford

04 · see also

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