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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

$739

under Salisbury, every month

The gap is real. Columbus costs noticeably less than Salisbury, every month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

20% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$351/mo less in state tax than Salisbury

vs 8.2% in Salisbury

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$739 more than Salisbury

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

04a house here

$350k

17% cheaper than Salisbury

vs $420k in Salisbury

05metro size

2.2M

vs 130k in Salisbury

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Salisbury actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Salisbury's 10.

A real upgrade on things to do: 9.7× Salisbury's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

8% higher than Salisbury

vs 53/100 in Salisbury

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

·walk score®

85/100

4% higher than Salisbury

vs 82/100 in Salisbury

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

1500% more than Salisbury

vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury

04 · see also

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