with $100k coming in, swapping out of Manchester

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of manchester

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

$249

below Manchester's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Columbus. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Manchester.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

28% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Manchester

vs 0% in Manchester

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$249 more than Manchester

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

04a house here

$350k

36% cheaper than Manchester

vs $548k in Manchester

05metro size

2.2M

vs 427k in Manchester

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Manchester barely cracks 154 pleasant ones.

A month here packs 7.7× the events of Manchester.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

8% lower than Manchester

vs 62/100 in Manchester

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% lower than Manchester

vs 98/100 in Manchester

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

146% more than Manchester

vs 13 nonstops in Manchester

04 · see also

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