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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

$278

cheaper each month than Sarasota

Not a fortune, but real money. Columbus runs cheaper than Sarasota month over month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

29% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Sarasota

vs 0% in Sarasota

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$278 more than Sarasota

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

04a house here

$350k

17% cheaper than Sarasota

vs $423k in Sarasota

05metro size

2.2M

vs 262k in Sarasota

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Sarasota gets 249 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Sarasota's 0.

38.7× the events of Sarasota, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

3% lower than Sarasota

vs 59/100 in Sarasota

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

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Sarasota

vs 96/100 in Sarasota

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

433% more than Sarasota

vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota

04 · see also

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