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Grove City, OH vs Columbia, MD

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- Household income in Columbia, is 38% more than it is in Grove City and is 39% above the National Average.
- Grove City unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Grove City, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,707  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,760  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grove City, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grove City, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock18.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Grove City    5 Reviews

I've lived in Grove City for going on fifteen years, and was quite familiar with it before that. Grove City Ohio is the fastest growing City in the state of Ohio at last  More

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Being just South of Columbus and in close proximity to the "heart of it all" has it advantages. It's a very nice community with a wholesome family atmosphere. There  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life here is neither good nor bad. The cost of living is the high side of average with housing costs in particular a little on the high side simply  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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