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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

$110

the monthly cost of moving past Reading

Columbus edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

2% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$77/mo more in state tax than Reading

vs 3.07% in Reading

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$110 less than Reading

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

04a house here

$350k

13% more expensive than Reading

vs $311k in Reading

05metro size

2.2M

vs 433k in Reading

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Reading keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.0× more on the calendar than Reading.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

12% lower than Reading

vs 65/100 in Reading

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

·walk score®

85/100

0% lower than Reading

vs 85/100 in Reading

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

0% fewer than Reading

vs 0 nonstops in Reading

04 · see also

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