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Columbus, OH cityscape

next stop after tulsa

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

$98

the monthly premium over Tulsa

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

12% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$63/mo less in state tax than Tulsa

vs 4.75% in Tulsa

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$98 less than Tulsa

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

04a house here

$350k

38% more expensive than Tulsa

vs $253k in Tulsa

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.0M in Tulsa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Tulsa keeps to 163 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 29 days below 20° here, 12 in Tulsa.

A month here packs 3.1× the events of Tulsa.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

16% higher than Tulsa

vs 49/100 in Tulsa

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

·walk score®

85/100

10% higher than Tulsa

vs 77/100 in Tulsa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

78% more than Tulsa

vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa

04 · see also

neighbors of columbus on the map of tradeoffs:

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