Charlotte vs Columbus
Charlotte, NC compared with Columbus, OH · 350 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Columbus’s 938,396. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Columbus does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Charlotte, NC | Columbus, OH | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 938,396 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 4,228 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $66,082 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $252,900 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,295 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 44.1% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 21.5 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 33.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 38.2% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 18.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | 10 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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