Market Index · #11 of 250
Is Columbus, GA good for door-to-door sales?
Columbus, GA scores 93.7 out of 100 on the Door-to-Door Market Index — rank #11 of 250 US market areas, measured on public Census affordability and finishing-trade data.
What the numbers say
At $184,360, the market's median home value sits squarely in the modest-home band where the index gives full affordability credit — the range where door-to-door home-services offers convert to appointments best in the underlying lead data.
Density of residential finishing-trade contractors is low — 17 establishments works out to 0.32 per 10,000 residents, which reads as fresher doors and less home-improvement selling already working the same porches.
That puts Columbus, GA in the top tenth of the published index (#11 of 250) — one of the markets the model rates strongest on the two signals it can actually measure.
Data: US Census ACS 2022 5-year (median home value, population) and CBP 2022 (Finish Carpentry Contractors, NAICS 238350), aggregated over counties within ~25 miles of the Columbus center — so the population figure is the whole area, not the city proper. NAICS 238350 covers interior finishing work and does not include roofing (238160), siding (238170), solar (238220), pest control (561710); read it as home-improvement activity in the market, not as a competitor count. The index measures market conditions for door-to-door home-services offers — it does not capture seasonality, licensing, or your offer’s specific fit.
Nearby in the ranking
| Rank | Market | Score | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lawton, OK | 94.8 | $139,639 |
| 8 | Huntington, WV | 94.7 | $135,061 |
| 9 | Sioux City, IA | 94.1 | $169,677 |
| 10 | Memphis, TN | 93.8 | $200,721 |
| 11 | Columbus, GA (this market) | 93.7 | $184,360 |
| 12 | Macon, GA | 93.4 | $170,402 |
| 13 | Southaven, MS | 93.4 | $203,681 |
| 14 | Roswell, NM | 92.9 | $148,106 |
| 15 | Charleston, WV | 92.6 | $134,431 |
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