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Columbus, OH cityscape

swapping out of naples

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

$876

lighter monthly cost than Naples

In Columbus, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

44% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$876 more than Naples

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

04a house here

$350k

48% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

2.2M

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Naples has the edge here, logging 261 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Naples's 0.

·outdoorscore

57/100

2% lower than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

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

·walk score®

85/100

5% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

6% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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