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Home values, rents and more in Columbia, MD

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$502,000
Metro: $397,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.5%
Metro: +0.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,278/mo
Metro: $1,937 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.0%
Metro: +2.8% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
104,338
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$131,490
Metro: $99,470 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Columbia, MD, shaded by typical home valueColumbia210292104421043207232104520794210462075920701
  • Under $480k
  • $480k–$510k
  • $510k–$630k
  • $630k–$950k
  • $950k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Columbia, MD, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Columbia is outlined.

How Columbia compares

The typical home in Columbia, MD is worth about $502,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Columbia are 27% above the typical value in the Baltimore metro area ($397,000) and 37% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Columbia rose 0.5%, compared with +0.4% in the Baltimore metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,278 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 18% above the Baltimore metro area ($1,937) and 18% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.0% over the past year.

The median household income is $131,490, against $99,470 in the Baltimore metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 104,338 people live in Columbia (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Columbia has the 28th-highest typical home value of the 70 cities in the Baltimore metro area and the 75th-highest of 278 in Maryland with Zillow figures.

Part of: Howard County, MD · Baltimore metro area · Maryland

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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