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Columbus vs Lorain

Columbus, OH compared with Lorain, OH · 109 miles apart

Columbus has 938,396 residents to Lorain’s 65,366. Columbus comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Lorain does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

Columbus, OH Lorain, OH
Population 938,396 65,366
Density (per sq mi) 4,228 2,769
Median household income $66,082 $48,685
Median home value $252,900 $139,200
Median rent $1,295 $887
Homeownership 44.1% 57.1%
Average commute 21.5 min 24.9 min
Median age 33.2 39.8
Bachelor's degree + 38.2% 14.8%
Poverty rate 18.1% 25.2%
Unemployment 5.1% 6.3%
Price to income 3.8× 2.9×
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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