same $100k income, fresh start from Kingsport

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of kingsport

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

$460

more expensive each month than Kingsport

You'd pay for Columbus. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

9% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Kingsport

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$460 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$350k

43% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

2.2M

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Kingsport actually gets more: 188 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 14.5× Kingsport's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

3% lower than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

85/100

15% higher than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

700% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

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