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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

$157

pricier each month than Kennewick

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 Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Kennewick

vs 0% in Kennewick

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$157 less than Kennewick

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

04a house here

$350k

21% cheaper than Kennewick

vs $441k in Kennewick

05metro size

2.2M

vs 314k in Kennewick

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Kennewick actually gets more: 199 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.

A real upgrade on things to do: 116.0× Kennewick's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

23% lower than Kennewick

vs 74/100 in Kennewick

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

·walk score®

85/100

55% higher than Kennewick

vs 55/100 in Kennewick

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

300% more than Kennewick

vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick

04 · see also

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