Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue vs Columbus
WA metro vs OH metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Columbus(5/6 categories)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
1
categories won
Columbus
OH · 2.2M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Columbus wins
Home Value
Columbus wins
Median Income
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Affordability Score
Columbus wins
Unemployment
Columbus wins
Violent Crime
Columbus wins
Metric
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Columbus
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,965/mo | $1,254/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,744✓ | $77,390 |
| Median Home Value | $712,200 | $312,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.0M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 61/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 3.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 357/100k | 287/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2887/100k | 1692/100k✓ |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M 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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