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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

$425

less monthly outlay than Myrtle Beach

Columbus is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

13% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$209/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$425 more than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$350k

3% cheaper than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

2.2M

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Myrtle Beach's 0.

A real upgrade on things to do: 5.0× Myrtle Beach's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% lower than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

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

·walk score®

85/100

55% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

39% more than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

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