$100k salary, packing up from Portland

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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

$1,067

below Portland's monthly cost

Columbus runs on a fraction of Portland's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

34% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$292/mo less in state tax than Portland

vs 7.5% in Portland

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$1,067 more than Portland

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

04a house here

$350k

36% cheaper than Portland

vs $543k in Portland

05metro size

2.2M

vs 566k in Portland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Portland only logs 145 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 3.7× Portland's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

20% lower than Portland

vs 71/100 in Portland

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% lower than Portland

vs 98/100 in Portland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

1500% more than Portland

vs 2 nonstops in Portland

04 · see also

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