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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

$46

the monthly premium over Lincoln

Barely costlier than Lincoln. 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

15% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$154/mo less in state tax than Lincoln

vs 5.84% in Lincoln

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$46 less than Lincoln

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

04a house here

$350k

16% more expensive than Lincoln

vs $302k in Lincoln

05metro size

2.2M

vs 344k in Lincoln

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Lincoln only logs 152 pleasant days.

4.6× the events of Lincoln, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

8% higher than Lincoln

vs 53/100 in Lincoln

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% higher than Lincoln

vs 75/100 in Lincoln

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

967% more than Lincoln

vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln

04 · see also

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