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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after new haven

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

$704

lighter monthly cost than New Haven

Columbus gives you room New Haven doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

28% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$126/mo less in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$704 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$350k

17% cheaper than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

2.2M

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.

A real upgrade on things to do: 6.4× New Haven's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

15% lower than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

3100% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

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