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Columbus vs Newark

Columbus, OH compared with Newark, OH · 30 miles apart

Columbus has 938,396 residents to Newark’s 51,473. Columbus comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Newark does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.

Columbus, OH Newark, OH
Population 938,396 51,473
Density (per sq mi) 4,228 2,451
Median household income $66,082 $61,670
Median home value $252,900 $192,300
Median rent $1,295 $973
Homeownership 44.1% 55.8%
Average commute 21.5 min 23 min
Median age 33.2 38.8
Bachelor's degree + 38.2% 23%
Poverty rate 18.1% 17.1%
Unemployment 5.1% 3.8%
Price to income 3.8× 3.1×
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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