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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

$233

more expensive each month than Houston

Columbus runs a little pricier than Houston. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

6% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Houston

vs 0% in Houston

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$233 less than Houston

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

04a house here

$350k

12% more expensive than Houston

vs $311k in Houston

05metro size

2.2M

vs 7.5M in Houston

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Houston barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 29 days under 20°, vs 1 in Houston.

Noticeably quieter than Houston. About 45% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

4% higher than Houston

vs 55/100 in Houston

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

·walk score®

85/100

10% higher than Houston

vs 77/100 in Houston

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

82% fewer than Houston

vs 176 nonstops in Houston

04 · see also

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