same $100k income, fresh start from Trenton

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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

$1,227

cheaper each month than Trenton

Columbus sits well below Trenton on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

41% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$198/mo less in state tax than Trenton

vs 6.37% in Trenton

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$1,227 more than Trenton

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

04a house here

$350k

23% cheaper than Trenton

vs $456k in Trenton

05metro size

2.2M

vs 382k in Trenton

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Trenton only logs 171 pleasant days.

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

57/100

20% lower than Trenton

vs 71/100 in Trenton

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

·walk score®

85/100

3% lower than Trenton

vs 88/100 in Trenton

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

74% fewer than Trenton

vs 123 nonstops in Trenton

04 · see also

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