Columbus vs Sandy Springs
Columbus, GA compared with Sandy Springs, GA · 102 miles apart
Columbus has 202,171 residents to Sandy Springs’s 105,013. Columbus comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Sandy Springs does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Columbus, GA | Sandy Springs, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 202,171 | 105,013 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 934 | 2,785 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $104,340 |
| Median home value | $193,900 | $619,800 |
| Median rent | $1,106 | $1,870 |
| Homeownership | 50.8% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 20.9 min | 25.8 min |
| Median age | 35.4 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 30.5% | 69.2% |
| Poverty rate | 19% | 8.5% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 4% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 5.9× |
| Clear days a year | — | 37 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 25 |
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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