Population
Greensboro
298,564
Columbia
138,019
Median Income
Greensboro
$58,884
Columbia
$55,653
Home Value
Greensboro
$221,300
Columbia
$243,500
Rent
Greensboro
$1,114
Columbia
$1,158
Crime Rate
Greensboro
9.24
Columbia
7.70
Cost of Living
Greensboro
102.0
Columbia
100.1
Avg Temp
Greensboro
N/A
Columbia
N/A
Unemployment
Greensboro
5.1%
Columbia
7.6%
How Similar Are Greensboro & Columbia?
Columbia is Greensboro's #4 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Greensboro
298,564
Columbia
138,019
Greensboro (298,564) is about 2.2x larger than Columbia (138,019).
Violent Crime
Greensboro
9.24
Columbia
7.70
Greensboro has a 17% higher violent crime than Columbia.
Property Crime
Greensboro
33.83
Columbia
32.33
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Greensboro
38.4%
Columbia
31.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Greensboro has a stronger Democratic lean (17% difference).
Unemployment
Greensboro
5.1%
Columbia
7.6%
Columbia has a 33% higher unemployment than Greensboro.
Median Income
Greensboro
$58,884
Columbia
$55,653
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Greensboro
$221,300
Columbia
$243,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Greensboro
25.5%
Columbia
26.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Greensboro
40.4%
Columbia
49.9%
Columbia has a 19% higher demographics than Greensboro.
Cost of Living
Greensboro
102.0
Columbia
100.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Greensboro and Columbia share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Greensboro
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Columbia
Greensboro leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbia leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDColumbia scores 76.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 88.4 in Greensboro. Columbia has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,276 vs $1,330 in Greensboro. Columbia has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,164 vs $1,213 in Greensboro.
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Housing Market — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro has a vacancy rate of 9.3% compared to 14.5% in Columbia. Columbia has a median property tax of $1,608 vs $2,155 in Greensboro (34% lower). Columbia has a median home value of $243,500 vs $221,300 in Greensboro (9% higher).
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Median Property Tax
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Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro: 157,138 vs Columbia: 76,809 for labor force. Greensboro has a unemployment rate of 5.1% compared to 7.6% in Columbia. Columbia: 16 min vs Greensboro: 19 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Columbia leads
Source: FBI UCRColumbia has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.09 compared to 1.74 in Greensboro. Columbia has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.10 compared to 0.14 in Greensboro. Columbia has a property crime clearance of 13.4% compared to 9.3% in Greensboro.
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Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
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Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGreensboro has a high school diploma or higher of 39.2% compared to 37.5% in Columbia. Columbia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% compared to 25.5% in Greensboro.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro has a population of 298,564, about 2.2x the size of Columbia (138,019). Columbia skews younger with a median age of 28.7 vs 34.1.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Greensboro
Columbia
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGreensboro: 5 vs Columbia: 4 for with emergency services. Columbia: 3.8 vs Greensboro: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Greensboro leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGreensboro has a public transit of 2.4% compared to 1.4% in Columbia. Columbia has a bicycle of 0.3% compared to 0.2% in Greensboro. Columbia: 16 min vs Greensboro: 19 min for mean commute time.
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