Columbus vs Auburn
Columbus, GA compared with Auburn, AL · 36 miles apart
Columbus has 202,171 residents to Auburn’s 85,113. Columbus comes out ahead on poverty rate, price to income. Auburn does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Columbus, GA | Auburn, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 202,171 | 85,113 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 934 | 1,328 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $63,668 |
| Median home value | $193,900 | $364,800 |
| Median rent | $1,106 | $1,098 |
| Homeownership | 50.8% | 53.1% |
| Average commute | 20.9 min | 19.9 min |
| Median age | 35.4 | 25.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.5% | 64.1% |
| Poverty rate | 19% | 25.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 3.2% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 5.7× |
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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