same $100k income, fresh start from San Antonio

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after san antonio

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

$449

more each month than San Antonio ran you

Columbus costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

8% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than San Antonio

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$449 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$350k

25% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

San Antonio only manages 167 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 0 in San Antonio.

On par with San Antonio for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

16% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

85/100

12% lower than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

9% fewer than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

04 · see also

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