Rankings · How Columbus ranks in IN
Columbus ranks #6 in Indiana for safety
Columbus is ranked on 30 lists against the 611 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
30
of IN’s 611 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #6 safest
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Columbus does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Columbus marked.
Next door
Columbus out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Columbus TownshipHarrison TownshipClay TownshipGerman TownshipColumbus
Columbus leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Columbus14–3German Township
German Township’s best: #63 lowest property tax
Columbus8–7Columbus Township
Columbus Township’s best: #34 closest to a top hospital
Columbus11–3Harrison Township
Harrison Township’s best: #20 most remote workers
Columbus9–5Clay Township
Clay Township’s best: #103 lowest depression At a glance
Columbus lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Columbus’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Columbus does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#6/81 People
Most educated#67/611 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#42/611Lowest depression#103/607Fewest smokers#111/607Healthiest#152/607Most active#153/607Lowest obesity#178/607Fewest uninsured#331/607 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#96/611 What kind of place
Longer growing season than 89% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Columbus’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 89% of IN towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
195 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 79% of IN towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.2% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 73% of IN towns
YoungerOlder
36.5 median age
Less snow than 73% of IN towns
Less snowMore snow
16 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 64% of IN towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 62% of IN towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
More kids than 55% of IN towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.8% of residents are under 18