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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

$455

lighter monthly cost than Virginia Beach

Columbus gives you room Virginia Beach doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

17% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$147/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach

vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$455 more than Virginia Beach

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

04a house here

$350k

7% cheaper than Virginia Beach

vs $375k in Virginia Beach

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 29 days drop below 20° vs Virginia Beach's 2.

287% more happening than in Virginia Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

0% lower than Virginia Beach

vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach

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

·walk score®

85/100

3% lower than Virginia Beach

vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

88% more than Virginia Beach

vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach

04 · see also

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