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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

$842

below Poughkeepsie's monthly cost

Columbus sits well below Poughkeepsie on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

31% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$155/mo less in state tax than Poughkeepsie

vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$842 more than Poughkeepsie

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

04a house here

$350k

11% cheaper than Poughkeepsie

vs $395k in Poughkeepsie

05metro size

2.2M

vs 679k in Poughkeepsie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.6× more on the calendar than Poughkeepsie.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

15% lower than Poughkeepsie

vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie

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

·walk score®

85/100

1% higher than Poughkeepsie

vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

540% more than Poughkeepsie

vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie

04 · see also

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