Baltimore-Columbia-Towson vs Columbus
MD metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Columbus(4/6 categories)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
MD · 2.8M
2
categories won
Columbus
OH · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Columbus wins
Home Value
Columbus wins
Median Income
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson wins
Affordability Score
Columbus wins
Unemployment
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson wins
Violent Crime
Columbus wins
Metric
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Columbus
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,557/mo | $1,254/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $94,289✓ | $77,390 |
| Median Home Value | $385,900 | $312,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 2.8M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 20% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 60/100 | 61/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.2%✓ | 3.3% |
| Violent Crime Rate | 426/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2071/100k | 1692/100k✓ |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
MD
Median Rent
$1,557/mo
Median Income
$94,289
Home Value
$385,900
Population
2.8M
2.8M residentsView profile →
Columbus
OH
Median Rent
$1,254/mo
Median Income
$77,390
Home Value
$312,900
Population
2.2M
2.2M residentsView profile →
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