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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

$195

the monthly premium over Wichita

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

29% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$143/mo less in state tax than Wichita

vs 5.7% in Wichita

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$195 less than Wichita

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

04a house here

$350k

58% more expensive than Wichita

vs $221k in Wichita

05metro size

2.2M

vs 653k in Wichita

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Wichita keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.

544% more happening than in Wichita.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

10% higher than Wichita

vs 52/100 in Wichita

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

·walk score®

85/100

23% higher than Wichita

vs 69/100 in Wichita

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

191% more than Wichita

vs 11 nonstops in Wichita

04 · see also

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