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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

$53

more each month than Huntsville ran you

Columbus edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

10% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$84/mo less in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$53 less than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$350k

11% more expensive than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Huntsville actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.

263% more happening than in Huntsville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% lower than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

85/100

21% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

256% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

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