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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

$1,425

below Riverside's monthly cost

Move to Columbus and the monthly math gets easier. Riverside's rent is the headline; Columbus's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

39% cheaper than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than Riverside

vs 9.3% in Riverside

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$1,425 more than Riverside

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

04a house here

$350k

41% cheaper than Riverside

vs $595k in Riverside

05metro size

2.2M

vs 4.7M in Riverside

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Riverside actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in Riverside.

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

57/100

17% lower than Riverside

vs 69/100 in Riverside

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

·walk score®

85/100

8% lower than Riverside

vs 92/100 in Riverside

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

129% more than Riverside

vs 14 nonstops in Riverside

04 · see also

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