$100k a year, no longer in Honolulu

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after honolulu

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

$1,916

cheaper each month than Honolulu

Columbus is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

47% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$584/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$1,916 more than Honolulu

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

04a house here

$350k

67% cheaper than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

2.2M

vs 989k in Honolulu

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Honolulu actually gets more: 316 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Honolulu.

A similar weekend lineup to Honolulu.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

4% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

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

·walk score®

85/100

14% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

37% fewer than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

04 · see also

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