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Columbus vs Hamilton

Columbus, OH compared with Hamilton, OH · 93 miles apart

Columbus has 938,396 residents to Hamilton’s 64,644. Columbus comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Hamilton does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

Columbus, OH Hamilton, OH
Population 938,396 64,644
Density (per sq mi) 4,228 3,012
Median household income $66,082 $55,166
Median home value $252,900 $165,200
Median rent $1,295 $1,007
Homeownership 44.1% 54.3%
Average commute 21.5 min 24.5 min
Median age 33.2 34.8
Bachelor's degree + 38.2% 16.5%
Poverty rate 18.1% 19.6%
Unemployment 5.1% 5.9%
Price to income 3.8×
Clear days a year 21
Days above 90°F 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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