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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

$115

more each month than Pittsburgh ran you

A small premium for Columbus. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

3% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$77/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh

vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$115 less than Pittsburgh

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

04a house here

$350k

57% more expensive than Pittsburgh

vs $223k in Pittsburgh

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Pittsburgh only manages 161 of those.

A month here packs 1.5× the events of Pittsburgh.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

17% lower than Pittsburgh

vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh

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

·walk score®

85/100

14% lower than Pittsburgh

vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

14% fewer than Pittsburgh

vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh

04 · see also

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