with $100k coming in, swapping out of Syracuse

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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after syracuse

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

$263

cheaper each month than Syracuse

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

7% cheaper than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$155/mo less in state tax than Syracuse

vs 5.85% in Syracuse

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$263 more than Syracuse

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

04a house here

$350k

38% more expensive than Syracuse

vs $254k in Syracuse

05metro size

2.2M

vs 653k in Syracuse

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones.

A real upgrade on things to do: 1.7× Syracuse's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

3% lower than Syracuse

vs 59/100 in Syracuse

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

·walk score®

85/100

7% lower than Syracuse

vs 91/100 in Syracuse

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

100% more than Syracuse

vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse

04 · see also

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