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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

$191

more each month than Tucson ran you

A small premium for Columbus. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

5% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$124/mo more in state tax than Tucson

vs 2.5% in Tucson

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$191 less than Tucson

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

04a house here

$350k

1% cheaper than Tucson

vs $352k in Tucson

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.1M in Tucson

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Tucson has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Tucson's 0.

252% more happening than in Tucson.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Tucson

vs 66/100 in Tucson

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

·walk score®

85/100

27% higher than Tucson

vs 67/100 in Tucson

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

100% more than Tucson

vs 16 nonstops in Tucson

04 · see also

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