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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after new orleans

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

$19

less monthly outlay than New Orleans

A near-tie on cost. What separates Columbus is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

6% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$82/mo more in state tax than New Orleans

vs 3% in New Orleans

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$19 more than New Orleans

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

04a house here

$350k

35% more expensive than New Orleans

vs $259k in New Orleans

05metro size

2.2M

vs 962k in New Orleans

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 29 days under 20°, vs 0 in New Orleans.

Things to do run about even with New Orleans.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

4% higher than New Orleans

vs 55/100 in New Orleans

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% lower than New Orleans

vs 98/100 in New Orleans

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

18% fewer than New Orleans

vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans

04 · see also

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