Indianapolis vs Columbus
Indianapolis, IN compared with Columbus, IN · 41 miles apart
Indianapolis has 901,116 residents to Columbus’s 52,655. Indianapolis comes out ahead on median rent. Columbus does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Indianapolis, IN | Columbus, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 901,116 | 52,655 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,496 | 1,754 |
| Median household income | $66,219 | $77,456 |
| Median home value | $224,800 | $244,200 |
| Median rent | $1,156 | $1,157 |
| Homeownership | 56% | 60.8% |
| Average commute | 24.6 min | 19.4 min |
| Median age | 34.3 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.9% | 40% |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 11.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 3.2× |
| Clear days a year | 22 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 15 | — |
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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