with $100k coming in, swapping out of Springfield

change
Columbus, OH cityscape

instead of springfield

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

$486

cheaper each month than Springfield

You'd feel the difference in Columbus. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Springfield.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

21% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$84/mo less in state tax than Springfield

vs 5% in Springfield

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$486 more than Springfield

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

04a house here

$350k

6% cheaper than Springfield

vs $373k in Springfield

05metro size

2.2M

vs 460k in Springfield

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Springfield only manages 147 of those.

1833% more happening than in Springfield.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Springfield

vs 66/100 in Springfield

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

·walk score®

85/100

2% lower than Springfield

vs 87/100 in Springfield

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

23% more than Springfield

vs 26 nonstops in Springfield

04 · see also

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