$100k salary, packing up from Reno

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of reno

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

$65

below Reno's monthly cost

On paper, Columbus and Reno are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

21% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Reno

vs 0% in Reno

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$65 more than Reno

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

04a house here

$350k

39% cheaper than Reno

vs $574k in Reno

05metro size

2.2M

vs 565k in Reno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Reno gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

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

57/100

20% lower than Reno

vs 71/100 in Reno

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Reno

vs 95/100 in Reno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

146% more than Reno

vs 13 nonstops in Reno

04 · see also

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