2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Columbus, OH

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- The median age of a home in Gaithersburg is 34.4% younger than the median age of a home in Columbus.
 Gaithersburg, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Median Home Age324342
 Median Home Cost$471,400$220,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months11.3%14.9%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.30.3%60.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.46.2%110.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$9.9$16.6$11.0
 Homes Owned46.9%41.3%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.8%7.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.3%51.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Gaithersburg, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Average Rent$2,360$1,430$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,660$860$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,680$960$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,920$1,180$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,400$1,450$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,860$1,610$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Gaithersburg, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.4%2.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.8%0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.0%3.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Gaithersburg, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.7%1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%1.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.3%3.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%5.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.9%6.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.3%19.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9993.8%20.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99911.5%25.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99922.5%9.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.4%2.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99921.8%2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9997.3%0.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992.9%0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.9%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Gaithersburg, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 201416.9%11.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200916.9%11.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199917.6%15.1%13.6%
 1980 to 198922.1%12.9%13.2%
 1970 to 197918.6%14.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.6%15.1%13.6%
 1950 to 19592.6%10.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.6%4.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.6%11.8%12.2%
Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 9 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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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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