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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

$104

under Phoenix, every month

Cost barely budges between Columbus and Phoenix. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

13% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$124/mo more in state tax than Phoenix

vs 2.5% in Phoenix

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$104 more than Phoenix

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

04a house here

$350k

24% cheaper than Phoenix

vs $458k in Phoenix

05metro size

2.2M

vs 5.1M in Phoenix

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Phoenix edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Phoenix's 0.

Noticeably quieter than Phoenix. About 42% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Phoenix

vs 66/100 in Phoenix

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% lower than Phoenix

vs 97/100 in Phoenix

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

65% fewer than Phoenix

vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix

04 · see also

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