Cost of Living in Columbus, OH

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$40

under Winston-Salem, every month

Columbus and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.

landable, recorded on the columbus entry

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,511/mo

0% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem

vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem

03after rent

$6,490/mo

$40 more than Winston-Salem

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

04a house here

$350k

24% more expensive than Winston-Salem

vs $283k in Winston-Salem

05metro size

2.2M

vs 696k in Winston-Salem

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in columbus.

Winston-Salem edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 29 days under 20°, vs 6 in Winston-Salem.

·outdoorscore

57/100

6% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem

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

·walk score®

85/100

20% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem

·nonstops

0% fewer than Winston-Salem

vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem

in the same ballpark as columbus: