Home values, rents and more in the Columbia metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Columbia metro compares
The typical home in the Columbia metro area is worth about $319,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Columbia metro are 20% above the typical value in Missouri ($265,000) and 13% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Columbia metro rose 2.7%, compared with +3.4% in Missouri and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,457 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% above Missouri ($1,395) and 25% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $72,340, against $70,702 in Missouri and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 219,062 people live in the Columbia metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Columbia metro has the 299th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 2nd-highest of 25 in Missouri with Zillow figures.
Part of: Missouri
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Columbia metro
Cities in the Columbia metro
- Columbia, MO $322,000
- Boonville, MO $198,000
- Ashland, MO $365,000
- Centralia, MO $280,000
- Fayette, MO $230,000
- Hallsville, MO $365,000
- New Franklin, MO $193,000
- Glasgow, MO $211,000
- Sturgeon, MO $354,000
- Pilot Grove, MO $235,000
- Otterville, MO $228,000
- Armstrong, MO $220,000
- Harrisburg, MO $398,000
- Bunceton, MO $255,000
- Prairie Home, MO $268,000
- Rocheport, MO $451,000
- Blackwater, MO $274,000
- Hartsburg, MO $437,000
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.