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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

$783

lighter monthly cost than Providence

Columbus gives you room Providence doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

29% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$167/mo less in state tax than Providence

vs 5.99% in Providence

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$783 more than Providence

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

04a house here

$350k

34% cheaper than Providence

vs $528k in Providence

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.7M in Providence

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Providence only logs 159 pleasant days.

5.5× the events of Providence, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

10% lower than Providence

vs 63/100 in Providence

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Providence

vs 96/100 in Providence

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

88% more than Providence

vs 17 nonstops in Providence

04 · see also

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