Columbus vs Toledo
Columbus, OH compared with Toledo, OH · 120 miles apart
Columbus has 938,396 residents to Toledo’s 263,423. Columbus comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Toledo does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Columbus, OH | Toledo, OH | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 938,396 | 263,423 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,228 | 3,273 |
| Median household income | $66,082 | $49,724 |
| Median home value | $252,900 | $114,500 |
| Median rent | $1,295 | $901 |
| Homeownership | 44.1% | 53.3% |
| Average commute | 21.5 min | 19.8 min |
| Median age | 33.2 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.2% | 21.9% |
| Poverty rate | 18.1% | 24.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 2.3× |
| 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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