Population
Columbus
906,480
Omaha
488,197
Median Income
Columbus
$65,327
Omaha
$72,708
Home Value
Columbus
$234,500
Omaha
$230,100
Rent
Columbus
$1,224
Omaha
$1,150
Crime Rate
Columbus
4.35
Omaha
3.73
Cost of Living
Columbus
110.5
Omaha
113.4
Avg Temp
Columbus
53°F
Omaha
N/A
Unemployment
Columbus
5.1%
Omaha
4.2%
How Similar Are Columbus & Omaha?
Omaha is Columbus's #13 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Columbus
906,480
Omaha
488,197
Columbus has a 46% larger population than Omaha.
Violent Crime
Columbus
4.35
Omaha
3.73
Columbus has a 14% higher violent crime than Omaha.
Property Crime
Columbus
26.53
Omaha
31.62
Omaha has a 16% higher property crime than Columbus.
Political Leaning
Columbus
35.3%
Omaha
44.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Omaha has a stronger Democratic lean (20% difference).
Unemployment
Columbus
5.1%
Omaha
4.2%
Columbus has a 18% higher unemployment than Omaha.
Median Income
Columbus
$65,327
Omaha
$72,708
Omaha has a 10% higher median income than Columbus.
Home Values
Columbus
$234,500
Omaha
$230,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 2% difference.
Education
Columbus
25.4%
Omaha
26.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Columbus
53.3%
Omaha
68.8%
Omaha has a 23% higher demographics than Columbus.
Cost of Living
Columbus
110.5
Omaha
113.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Columbus and Omaha differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Omaha leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbus leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDColumbus scores 99.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 105.6 in Omaha. Omaha has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,368 vs $1,430 in Columbus (5% lower). Columbus scores 99.9 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 104.5 in Omaha.
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Housing Market — Omaha leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOmaha has a vacancy rate of 5.5% compared to 8.0% in Columbus. Omaha has a owner-occupied of 57.7% compared to 44.3% in Columbus. Columbus has a median property tax of $3,165 vs $3,895 in Omaha (19% lower).
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Median Rent
Median Property Tax
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Omaha leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus: 512,498 vs Omaha: 265,672 for labor force. Omaha has a poverty rate of 12.8% compared to 17.9% in Columbus. Omaha has a unemployment rate of 4.2% compared to 5.1% in Columbus.
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Crime & Safety — Omaha leads
Source: FBI UCROmaha has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.12 in Columbus. Omaha has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.47 compared to 0.88 in Columbus. Omaha has a property crime clearance of 22.8% compared to 3.6% in Columbus.
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Property Crime Rate (per 1K)
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Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Annual Rainfall
Annual Snowfall
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauColumbus has a high school diploma or higher of 42.1% compared to 40.4% in Omaha. Omaha has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.4% compared to 25.4% in Columbus.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus has a population of 906,480, about 1.9x the size of Omaha (488,197). Columbus skews younger with a median age of 33.0 vs 35.3.
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Black
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Columbus
Omaha
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOmaha: 4.5 vs Columbus: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Columbus: 4 vs Omaha: 3 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Columbus leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus has a public transit of 2.1% compared to 1.1% in Omaha. Columbus has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.2% in Omaha. Columbus has a work from home of 16.1% compared to 13.6% in Omaha.
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