same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after san jose

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

$2,402

cheaper each month than San Jose

Columbus sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

56% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than San Jose

vs 9.3% in San Jose

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$2,402 more than San Jose

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

04a house here

$350k

81% cheaper than San Jose

vs $1796k in San Jose

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.9M in San Jose

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs San Jose's 0.

A month here packs 1.9× the events of San Jose.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

19% lower than San Jose

vs 70/100 in San Jose

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than San Jose

vs 95/100 in San Jose

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

10% more than San Jose

vs 29 nonstops in San Jose

04 · see also

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