Population
Columbus
204,383
Champaign
88,822
Median Income
Columbus
$56,622
Champaign
$57,544
Home Value
Columbus
$182,300
Champaign
$199,700
Rent
Columbus
$1,072
Champaign
$1,103
Crime Rate
Columbus
6.08
Champaign
5.02
Cost of Living
Columbus
96.1
Champaign
101.7
Avg Temp
Columbus
N/A
Champaign
N/A
Unemployment
Columbus
6.5%
Champaign
4.3%
How Similar Are Columbus & Champaign?
Champaign is Columbus's #24 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Columbus
204,383
Champaign
88,822
Columbus (204,383) is about 2.3x larger than Champaign (88,822).
Violent Crime
Columbus
6.08
Champaign
5.02
Columbus has a 17% higher violent crime than Champaign.
Property Crime
Columbus
22.36
Champaign
22.79
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Columbus
38.0%
Champaign
37.2%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 2% difference.
Unemployment
Columbus
6.5%
Champaign
4.3%
Columbus has a 33% higher unemployment than Champaign.
Median Income
Columbus
$56,622
Champaign
$57,544
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Columbus
$182,300
Champaign
$199,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Columbus
19.6%
Champaign
28.6%
Champaign has a 32% higher education than Columbus.
Demographics
Columbus
39.3%
Champaign
58.0%
Champaign has a 32% higher demographics than Columbus.
Cost of Living
Columbus
96.1
Champaign
101.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Columbus and Champaign share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Champaign leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbus leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDChampaign scores 70.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 86.6 in Columbus. Columbus scores 105.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 126.3 in Champaign. Columbus has a living wage (family of 4) of $99,960 vs $105,808 in Champaign (6% lower).
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Housing Market — Columbus leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus has a median property tax of $1,526 vs $4,466 in Champaign (66% lower). Columbus has a single-family homes of 69.3% compared to 49.0% in Champaign. Columbus has a owner-occupied of 50.2% compared to 44.9% in Champaign.
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Jobs & Economy — Champaign leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus: 96,126 vs Champaign: 45,399 for labor force. Champaign has a unemployment rate of 4.3% compared to 6.5% in Columbus. Champaign has a work from home of 14.9% compared to 9.3% in Columbus.
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Crime & Safety — Columbus leads
Source: FBI UCRChampaign has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.06 compared to 0.13 in Columbus. Columbus has a property crime clearance of 21.2% compared to 12.1% in Champaign. Champaign has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.36 compared to 5.15 in Columbus.
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Schools & Education — Champaign leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauChampaign has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.6% compared to 19.6% in Columbus. Champaign has a high school diploma or higher of 37.8% compared to 37.3% in Columbus.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus has a population of 204,383, about 2.3x the size of Champaign (88,822). Champaign skews younger with a median age of 27.1 vs 35.1.
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Columbus
Champaign
Healthcare — Champaign leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareChampaign: 3.3 vs Columbus: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Champaign leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSChampaign has a public transit of 5.1% compared to 0.8% in Columbus. Champaign has a bicycle of 1.3% compared to 0.3% in Columbus. Champaign has a work from home of 14.9% compared to 9.3% in Columbus.
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