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Columbus, OH vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Ann Arbor, is 25% more than it is in Columbus and is 6% above the National Average.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.

Economy
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%38.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,481$47,883$37,638
 Household Income$58,575$73,276$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,630$123,351$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%13.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%16.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.1%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%19.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%9.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%14.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%1.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%5.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109

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