$100k salary, packing up from Lancaster

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after lancaster

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

$71

the monthly cost of moving past Lancaster

Barely costlier than Lancaster. If Columbus pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

0% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$77/mo more in state tax than Lancaster

vs 3.07% in Lancaster

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$71 less than Lancaster

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

04a house here

$350k

9% cheaper than Lancaster

vs $384k in Lancaster

05metro size

2.2M

vs 559k in Lancaster

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Lancaster only logs 158 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 7.7× Lancaster's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

10% lower than Lancaster

vs 63/100 in Lancaster

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% lower than Lancaster

vs 97/100 in Lancaster

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

3100% more than Lancaster

vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster

04 · see also

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