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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after louisville

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

$100

the monthly cost of moving past Louisville

Barely costlier than Louisville. 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

10% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Louisville

vs 4.5% in Louisville

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$100 less than Louisville

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

04a house here

$350k

24% more expensive than Louisville

vs $282k in Louisville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.4M in Louisville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Louisville gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

A similar weekend lineup to Louisville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

6% higher than Louisville

vs 54/100 in Louisville

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

·walk score®

85/100

10% lower than Louisville

vs 94/100 in Louisville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

45% more than Louisville

vs 22 nonstops in Louisville

04 · see also

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