Boston-Cambridge-Newton vs Columbus
MA metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Columbus(4/6 categories)
Boston-Cambridge-Newton
MA · 4.9M
2
categories won
Columbus
OH · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Columbus wins
Home Value
Columbus wins
Median Income
Boston-Cambridge-Newton wins
Affordability Score
Columbus wins
Unemployment
Boston-Cambridge-Newton wins
Violent Crime
Columbus wins
Metric
Boston-Cambridge-Newton
Columbus
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,000/mo | $1,254/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,697✓ | $77,390 |
| Median Home Value | $646,600 | $312,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.9M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 61/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2%✓ | 3.3% |
| Violent Crime Rate | 314/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1101/100k✓ | 1692/100k |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton
MA
Median Rent
$2,000/mo
Median Income
$110,697
Home Value
$646,600
Population
4.9M
4.9M 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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