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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

$2,027

less monthly outlay than San Luis Obispo

In Columbus, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

51% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo

vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$2,027 more than San Luis Obispo

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

04a house here

$350k

63% cheaper than San Luis Obispo

vs $934k in San Luis Obispo

05metro size

2.2M

vs 282k in San Luis Obispo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

San Luis Obispo has the edge here, logging 303 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs San Luis Obispo's 0.

A real upgrade on things to do: 11.6× San Luis Obispo's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

16% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

967% more than San Luis Obispo

vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo

04 · see also

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