Memphis vs Columbia
Memphis, TN compared with Columbia, TN · 169 miles apart
Memphis has 609,647 residents to Columbia’s 50,072. Memphis comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Columbia does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Memphis, TN | Columbia, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 609,647 | 50,072 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,104 | 1,372 |
| Median household income | $51,736 | $63,719 |
| Median home value | $169,000 | $308,700 |
| Median rent | $1,181 | $1,197 |
| Homeownership | 44.9% | 63.3% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 28 min |
| Median age | 34.2 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28% | 25.4% |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 14.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 2.6% |
| Price to income | 3.3× | 4.8× |
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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