Columbia vs St. Peters
Columbia, MO compared with St. Peters, MO · 93 miles apart
Columbia has 130,851 residents to St. Peters’s 61,479. Columbia comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. St. Peters does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Columbia, MO | St. Peters, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 130,851 | 61,479 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,929 | 2,728 |
| Median household income | $66,498 | $91,637 |
| Median home value | $284,600 | $269,900 |
| Median rent | $1,097 | $1,321 |
| Homeownership | 48.7% | 79% |
| Average commute | 16.4 min | 22.7 min |
| Median age | 29.5 | 41 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 56.7% | 39.2% |
| Poverty rate | 19.3% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 2.3% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 2.9× |
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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