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Columbus, OH

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in OH, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,251 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,071 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,844 left over.

Expect summer highs near 85°F, winter lows around 22°F, and about 178 sunny days a year.

Home prices are within reach relative to local pay — the median home ($250,000) is about 3.8× the median household income.

AFFORD 98HOUSIN 80JOBS 65SAFETY 59CLIMAT 91AMENIT 69

The Columbus fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,407/mo

Typical rent

$1,260/mo

Home value ÷ income

3.8×

Score breakdown

Affordability
98
Housing
80
Jobs
65
Safety
59
Climate
91
Amenities
69

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,180/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,260/mo
Median home value
$250,000
Median household income
$66,000
Population
913,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.5%
Job growth (1yr)
1.7%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
520
Property crime rate
3,300

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
85°F
Avg. winter low
22°F
Sunny days / year
178
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈8/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈48/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈8/yr
Annual rain
41"
Annual snow
22"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+34
Int'l airport
≈8 mi
Walkability
41/100
Disaster risk
36/100
Buying instead of renting? Ohio's effective property tax runs about 1.53% of home value per year (≈$319/mo on the median $250,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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