Denver-Aurora-Centennial vs Columbus
CO metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Columbus(4/6 categories)
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO · 3.0M
2
categories won
Columbus
OH · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Columbus wins
Home Value
Columbus wins
Median Income
Denver-Aurora-Centennial wins
Affordability Score
Columbus wins
Unemployment
Denver-Aurora-Centennial wins
Violent Crime
Columbus wins
Metric
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
Columbus
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,898/mo | $1,254/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $103,055✓ | $77,390 |
| Median Home Value | $611,300 | $312,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 3.0M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 56/100 | 61/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2%✓ | 3.3% |
| Violent Crime Rate | 474/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2879/100k | 1692/100k✓ |
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO
Median Rent
$1,898/mo
Median Income
$103,055
Home Value
$611,300
Population
3.0M
3.0M 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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