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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

$1,529

lighter monthly cost than Santa Rosa

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

42% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$1,529 more than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$350k

57% cheaper than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

2.2M

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Santa Rosa actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Santa Rosa's 0.

116.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

17% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

85/100

13% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

700% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

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