Columbus vs Indianapolis
Columbus, OH compared with Indianapolis, IN · 168 miles apart
Columbus has 938,396 residents to Indianapolis’s 901,116. Columbus comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Indianapolis does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Columbus, OH | Indianapolis, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 938,396 | 901,116 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,228 | 2,496 |
| Median household income | $66,082 | $66,219 |
| Median home value | $252,900 | $224,800 |
| Median rent | $1,295 | $1,156 |
| Homeownership | 44.1% | 56% |
| Average commute | 21.5 min | 24.6 min |
| Median age | 33.2 | 34.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.2% | 34.9% |
| Poverty rate | 18.1% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | 10 | 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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