Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Columbus
IL metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Columbus(4/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
2
categories won
Columbus
OH · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Columbus wins
Home Value
Columbus wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Unemployment
Columbus wins
Violent Crime
Columbus wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Columbus
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,254/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $77,390 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $312,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19%✓ | 19% |
| Affordability Score | 62/100✓ | 61/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k | 1692/100k✓ |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M 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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