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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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With a population of 272, 116 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $196,506, house prices in Columbia are solidly below the national average.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Columbia, accounting for 82.21% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Columbia include mobile homes or trailers ( 12.27%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 5.52%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Columbia are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 61.91% owning and 38.09% renting.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Columbia's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 54.60% of the town's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Columbia include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 33.74%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 9.20%). There's also some housing in Columbia built between 2000 and later ( 2.45%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Columbia. Fully 28.83% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Columbia homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Columbia real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.
Columbia's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Columbia during the period has been just 5.13%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.
Appreciation rates are so strong in Columbia that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Columbia real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Columbia appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 12.58%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 76.55% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Columbia. Columbia appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.13%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 17.59%.
Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Columbia's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.
$196,506
for Louisiana
for nation
116
$934 / per month