01 · the cities
Clarksville
Clarksville is anchored by Fort Campbell (just across the Kentucky line, home of the 101st Airborne), with a growing downtown and the Cumberland River curving past. There's a quieter charm here, a strong military community, and quick access to Nashville (45 minutes south). Affordable, growing fast, and underrated.
full dispatch→Columbus
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,337/mo
$1,511/mo
$174/mo more than Clarksville (12%)
Median home price
Median home price
$294k
$350k
$56k more than Clarksville
State income tax
State income tax
0%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,996/mo
$6,490/mo
Clarksville has $506/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
173 days
171 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
9 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
15 days
29 days
days below 20°F per year
Clarksville has 9 more days above 95°F each year than Columbus. Columbus drops below 20°F on 14 more days per year than Clarksville.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
51 / 100
57 / 100
6.0 pts ahead of Clarksville
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
47 routes
32 routes
15 fewer direct routes than Clarksville
Metro size
Metro size
337k metro
2.2M metro
Clarksville has 58.0x fewer events per month than Columbus.
the verdict
6
Clarksville
categories won
2
Columbus
categories won
Clarksville leads on money and wins overall.
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