Columbia Heights, MN vs Maitland, FL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Columbia Heights

74.9

#527 nationally

Maitland

69.6

#1186 nationally

Maitland leads in crime level (3.4 vs 8.8). Columbia Heights leads in cost of living index (102 vs 134). Maitland leads in median household income ($89,871 vs $70,470).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Columbia Heights, MN	Maitland, FL
WhereAtHome Score	74.9 (#527)	69.6 (#1186)
Population	22,278	19,215
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$303,089	$479,666
Median Household Income	$70,470	$89,871
Average Commute	24.2 min	22.6 min
Walk Score	53	N/A
Crime Level	8.8	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	134
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	D+13.6

Data coverage note: Maitland is missing data for 1 metric that Columbia Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.