$100k a year, no longer in Columbus

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Savannah, GA cityscape

if you left columbus

Savannah

ga · metro 425k

photo: K / pexels

a dispatch from

savannah

GA

32.08°N

81.10°W

Savannah is 22 oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, ghost tours by candlelight, and shrimp and grits so good they should be regulated. The historic district is a working film set that just happens to be a real city, kept lively by SCAD students keeping the cafes weird. To-go cups of cocktails are legal in the historic district, which tells you exactly how the city wants you to spend a Saturday. The oldest art museum in the South is here too, in case you need a culture alibi.

metro425k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$384

the monthly cost of moving past Columbus

Savannah runs a little pricier than Columbus. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

17% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$125/mo more in state tax than Columbus

vs 3.99% in Columbus

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$384 less than Columbus

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

04a house here

$349k

0% more expensive than Columbus

vs $350k in Columbus

05metro size

425k

vs 2.2M in Columbus

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Columbus barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

Columbus hosts 7.3× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

9% lower than Columbus

vs 57/100 in Columbus

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pulaski National Monument, 13.4 mi.

·walk score®

90/100

6% higher than Columbus

vs 85/100 in Columbus

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

59% fewer than Columbus

vs 32 nonstops in Columbus

04 · see also

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