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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

$667

under Portland, every month

Columbus is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

15% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$397/mo less in state tax than Portland

vs 8.75% in Portland

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$667 more than Portland

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

04a house here

$350k

38% cheaper than Portland

vs $562k in Portland

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.5M in Portland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Portland has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 2 in Portland.

A similar weekend lineup to Portland.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

34% lower than Portland

vs 87/100 in Portland

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

·walk score®

85/100

15% lower than Portland

vs 100/100 in Portland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

44% fewer than Portland

vs 57 nonstops in Portland

04 · see also

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