Columbus one of top 10 cities with the most space in U.S., rental website says

A rental website has ranked Columbus in the top 10 cities across the nation for the most space per square mile.

Rent.com ranked Columbus No. 6 in the U.S. for the most room and lowest population density per square land mile. With a population of over 194,000, the land area comes in at 216 square miles and a population density of 878 per square mile, according to the study.

Rent.com attributes the land between the city of Columbus and 284-square-mile Fort Benning for its high ranking. The Chattahoochee River Whitewater Course, Flat Rock Park and Columbus Botanical Garden also contributed to the high ranking, according to the website.

Two other Georgia cities made the list. Athens rounded out the list at No. 10, while Augusta ranked No. 3.

Here’s the top 10 list:

1. Anchorage, AK
2. Norman, OK
3. Augusta, GA
4. Chesapeake, VA
5. Huntsville, AL
6. Columbus, GA
7. Peoria, AZ
8. Oklahoma City, OK
9. Columbia, SC
10. Athens, GA

Rent.com used the 2018 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau to study every city in the U.S. with more than 100,000 residents. From there, they divided the population by the total land area of each city, which then determined the population density per square mile.

The cities with the smallest population density were determined to be the best cities for open space.