same $100k income, fresh start from Lansing

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Columbus, OH cityscape

swapping out of lansing

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

$230

more expensive each month than Lansing

Columbus costs more than Lansing, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

20% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$22/mo less in state tax than Lansing

vs 4.25% in Lansing

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$230 less than Lansing

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

04a house here

$350k

44% more expensive than Lansing

vs $244k in Lansing

05metro size

2.2M

vs 473k in Lansing

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 6.4× Lansing's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

0% lower than Lansing

vs 57/100 in Lansing

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

·walk score®

85/100

6% higher than Lansing

vs 80/100 in Lansing

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

433% more than Lansing

vs 6 nonstops in Lansing

04 · see also

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