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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

$153

below Tampa's monthly cost

Cost barely budges between Columbus and Tampa. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

24% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Tampa

vs 0% in Tampa

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$153 more than Tampa

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

04a house here

$350k

6% cheaper than Tampa

vs $374k in Tampa

05metro size

2.2M

vs 3.3M in Tampa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Tampa actually gets more: 243 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Tampa's 0.

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

57/100

8% lower than Tampa

vs 62/100 in Tampa

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

·walk score®

85/100

8% lower than Tampa

vs 92/100 in Tampa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

53% fewer than Tampa

vs 68 nonstops in Tampa

04 · see also

neighbors of columbus on the map of tradeoffs:

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