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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

$112

more expensive each month than Las Vegas

Columbus edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

13% cheaper than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas

vs 0% in Las Vegas

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$112 less than Las Vegas

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

04a house here

$350k

22% cheaper than Las Vegas

vs $451k in Las Vegas

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.3M in Las Vegas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Las Vegas actually gets more: 210 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Las Vegas.

Lighter on events: Las Vegas packs 30.2× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

29% lower than Las Vegas

vs 80/100 in Las Vegas

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

·walk score®

85/100

4% higher than Las Vegas

vs 82/100 in Las Vegas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

76% fewer than Las Vegas

vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas

04 · see also

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