Columbus or Toledo: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Toledo wins on more indicators: 6 of 10 against 3.
- Money: Toledo 1:3
- Climate and risks: Toledo 2:3
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Columbus
Indicator
Toledo
Money
Better: Toledo (1 : 3)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$68,096
202412% higher
✗$60,673
202411% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✗$1,525
2026-09-3021% higher
✓$1,264
2026-09-3017% lower
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$326,910
2026-09-3062% higher
✓$202,056
2026-09-3038% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗95.5 100 = US average
20244% higher
✓91.5 100 = US average
20244% lower
Climate and risks
Better: Toledo (2 : 3)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗54 AQI
20242% higher
✓53 AQI
20242% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗5 days per year
202425% higher
✓4 days per year
202420% lower
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗57 days per year
2016-20256% higher
✓54 days per year
2016-20255% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓15 days per year
2016-20259% lower
✗17 days per year
2016-202510% higher
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
lower is better
✓0.6 days per year
2016-202554% lower
✗1.3 days per year
2016-2025117% higher
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24 days per year
2016-2025
31 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,736 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,007 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
681 °C·days per year
2016-2025
619 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
117 days per year
2016-2025
102 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6 days per year
2016-2025
8 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,169 mm per year
2016-2025
917 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
15.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
68 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
23 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
512 km
2006-2025
623 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,225,377 people
2024
601,396 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Columbus, Toledo.