$100k a year, no longer in Memphis

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after memphis

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

$407

more expensive each month than Memphis

Columbus costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

5% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Memphis

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$407 less than Memphis

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

04a house here

$350k

44% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Memphis actually gets more: 185 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 5 in Memphis.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than Memphis.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

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

·walk score®

85/100

4% lower than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

0% fewer than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

04 · see also

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