$100k a year, no longer in Jacksonville

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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

$164

more each month than Jacksonville ran you

A small premium for Columbus. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

10% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$164 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$350k

2% cheaper than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Jacksonville has the edge here, logging 198 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Jacksonville.

123% more happening than in Jacksonville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

11% lower than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

85/100

9% lower than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

23% more than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

04 · see also

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