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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

$207

less monthly outlay than Wilmington

The gap is real. Columbus costs noticeably less than Wilmington, every month.
landable, recorded on the columbus entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

10% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Wilmington

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$207 more than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$350k

22% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

2.2M

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Wilmington has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 29 days below 20° vs Wilmington's 1.

480% more happening than in Wilmington.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

6% higher than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

85/100

27% higher than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

32

540% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

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