Population
Gilroy
58,561
Columbus
204,383
Median Income
Gilroy
$131,554
Columbus
$56,622
Home Value
Gilroy
$975,800
Columbus
$182,300
Rent
Gilroy
$2,270
Columbus
$1,072
Crime Rate
Gilroy
4.61
Columbus
6.08
Cost of Living
Gilroy
230.3
Columbus
96.1
Avg Temp
Gilroy
N/A
Columbus
N/A
Unemployment
Gilroy
6.1%
Columbus
6.5%
How Similar Are Gilroy & Columbus?
Columbus is Gilroy's #11 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gilroy
58,561
Columbus
204,383
Columbus (204,383) is about 3.5x larger than Gilroy (58,561).
Violent Crime
Gilroy
4.61
Columbus
6.08
Columbus has a 24% higher violent crime than Gilroy.
Property Crime
Gilroy
21.63
Columbus
22.36
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 3% difference.
Political Leaning
Gilroy
28.1%
Columbus
38.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Columbus has a stronger Democratic lean (26% difference).
Unemployment
Gilroy
6.1%
Columbus
6.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Gilroy
$131,554
Columbus
$56,622
Gilroy's median income is significantly higher than Columbus's — 57% difference.
Home Values
Gilroy
$975,800
Columbus
$182,300
Gilroy's home values is significantly higher than Columbus's — 81% difference.
Education
Gilroy
17.9%
Columbus
19.6%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Gilroy
38.4%
Columbus
39.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 2% difference.
Cost of Living
Gilroy
230.3
Columbus
96.1
Gilroy's cost of living is significantly higher than Columbus's — 58% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gilroy and Columbus share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Gilroy leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbus leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDColumbus scores 105.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 346.9 in Gilroy. Columbus has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,088 vs $3,483 in Gilroy (220% lower). Columbus has a fair market rent (1br) of $939 vs $2,982 in Gilroy (218% lower).
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Housing Market — Gilroy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGilroy has a median home value of $975,800 vs $182,300 in Columbus (435% higher). Columbus has a median property tax of $1,526 vs $8,014 in Gilroy (425% lower). Columbus has a median rent of $1,072 vs $2,270 in Gilroy (112% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Gilroy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGilroy has a median household income of $131,554 vs $56,622 in Columbus (132% higher). Columbus: 96,126 vs Gilroy: 29,613 for labor force. Gilroy has a poverty rate of 7.6% compared to 18.8% in Columbus.
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Crime & Safety — Gilroy leads
Source: FBI UCRColumbus has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.51 compared to 1.14 in Gilroy. Gilroy has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.13 in Columbus. Gilroy has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.92 compared to 5.15 in Columbus.
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Schools & Education — Columbus leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauColumbus has a high school diploma or higher of 37.3% compared to 31.3% in Gilroy. Columbus has a bachelor's degree or higher of 19.6% compared to 17.9% in Gilroy.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbus has a population of 204,383, about 3.5x the size of Gilroy (58,561).
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Gilroy
Columbus
Healthcare — Columbus leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareColumbus: 3.0 vs Gilroy: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Gilroy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGilroy has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 0.8% in Columbus. Gilroy has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.3% in Columbus. Gilroy has a work from home of 12.6% compared to 9.3% in Columbus.
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