with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ogden

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after ogden

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

$185

cheaper each month than Ogden

On paper, Columbus and Ogden are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

8% cheaper than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$55/mo less in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$185 more than Ogden

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

04a house here

$350k

33% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

2.2M

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Ogden edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 58.0× Ogden's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

29% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

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

·walk score®

85/100

1% higher than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

64% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

04 · see also

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