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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

$323

the monthly premium over Spokane

You'd pay for Columbus. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

1% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Spokane

vs 0% in Spokane

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$323 less than Spokane

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

04a house here

$350k

17% cheaper than Spokane

vs $420k in Spokane

05metro size

2.2M

vs 600k in Spokane

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Spokane keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.1× more on the calendar than Spokane.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

30% lower than Spokane

vs 81/100 in Spokane

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

·walk score®

85/100

7% lower than Spokane

vs 91/100 in Spokane

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

220% more than Spokane

vs 10 nonstops in Spokane

04 · see also

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