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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

$55

below Omaha's monthly cost

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

7% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$154/mo less in state tax than Omaha

vs 5.84% in Omaha

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$55 more than Omaha

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

04a house here

$350k

14% more expensive than Omaha

vs $306k in Omaha

05metro size

2.2M

vs 985k in Omaha

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Omaha keeps to 145 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 1.9× the events of Omaha.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

8% higher than Omaha

vs 53/100 in Omaha

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

·walk score®

85/100

2% lower than Omaha

vs 87/100 in Omaha

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

68% more than Omaha

vs 19 nonstops in Omaha

04 · see also

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