Population
San Jose
990,054
Columbus
906,480
Median Income
San Jose
$141,565
Columbus
$65,327
Home Value
San Jose
$1,187,800
Columbus
$234,500
Rent
San Jose
$2,617
Columbus
$1,224
Crime Rate
San Jose
6.07
Columbus
4.35
Cost of Living
San Jose
252.6
Columbus
110.5
Avg Temp
San Jose
60°F
Columbus
53°F
Unemployment
San Jose
4.7%
Columbus
5.1%
How Similar Are San Jose & Columbus?
Columbus is San Jose's #1 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
San Jose
990,054
Columbus
906,480
Both cities have similar populations — San Jose at 990,054 and Columbus at 906,480.
Violent Crime
San Jose
6.07
Columbus
4.35
San Jose has a 28% higher violent crime than Columbus.
Property Crime
San Jose
25.88
Columbus
26.53
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
San Jose
28.1%
Columbus
35.3%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Columbus has a stronger Democratic lean (20% difference).
Unemployment
San Jose
4.7%
Columbus
5.1%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
San Jose
$141,565
Columbus
$65,327
San Jose's median income is significantly higher than Columbus's — 54% difference.
Home Values
San Jose
$1,187,800
Columbus
$234,500
San Jose's home values is significantly higher than Columbus's — 80% difference.
Education
San Jose
32.5%
Columbus
25.4%
San Jose has a 22% higher education than Columbus.
Demographics
San Jose
29.0%
Columbus
53.3%
Columbus has a 46% higher demographics than San Jose.
Cost of Living
San Jose
252.6
Columbus
110.5
San Jose's cost of living is significantly higher than Columbus's — 56% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. San Jose and Columbus differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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San Jose leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbus leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDColumbus scores 132.7 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in San Jose. Columbus has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,194 vs $2,982 in San Jose (150% lower). Columbus has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,430 vs $3,483 in San Jose (144% lower).
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Housing Market — San Jose leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSan Jose has a median home value of $1,187,800 vs $234,500 in Columbus (407% higher). Columbus has a median property tax of $3,165 vs $9,121 in San Jose (188% lower). Columbus has a median rent of $1,224 vs $2,617 in San Jose (114% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — San Jose leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSan Jose has a median household income of $141,565 vs $65,327 in Columbus (117% higher). San Jose has a per capita income of $63,253 vs $37,189 in Columbus (70% higher). San Jose has a poverty rate of 7.8% compared to 17.9% in Columbus.
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Crime & Safety — San Jose leads
Source: FBI UCRSan Jose has a property crime clearance of 7.5% compared to 3.6% in Columbus. Columbus has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.11 compared to 3.86 in San Jose. San Jose has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.12 in Columbus.
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Weather & Climate — San Jose leads
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoSan Jose gets 109 more sunny days per year than Columbus. San Jose: 24.7" vs Columbus: 39.4" for annual rainfall. San Jose averages 51°F, about 7°F warmer than Columbus.
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Schools & Education — San Jose leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSan Jose has a bachelor's degree or higher of 32.5% compared to 25.4% in Columbus. San Jose has a high school diploma or higher of 44.0% compared to 42.1% in Columbus.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSan Jose has a population of 990,054, about 1.1x the size of Columbus (906,480). Columbus skews younger with a median age of 33.0 vs 38.1.
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San Jose
Columbus
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSan Jose: 5 vs Columbus: 4 for with emergency services. Columbus: 3.0 vs San Jose: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — San Jose leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSan Jose has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Columbus. San Jose has a public transit of 2.8% compared to 2.1% in Columbus. Columbus: 18 min vs San Jose: 23 min for mean commute time.
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