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Columbus, GA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Columbus, GA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 202,616, 79,856 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $188,265, house prices in Columbus are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Columbus, accounting for 66.29% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Columbus include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.27%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.79%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.26%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Columbus are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 48.10% owning and 51.90% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Columbus built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Columbus built between 1940-1969 ( 31.90%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 21.64%). There's also some housing in Columbus built before 1939 ( 5.87%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Columbus. Fully 11.75% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Columbus homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Columbus 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.

Columbus Home Appreciation Rates

Columbus's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Columbus during the period has been just 4.27%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Columbus that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Columbus real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Columbus appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.27%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 92.56% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Columbus. Columbus appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 6.21%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 27.23%.

Importantly, NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive research found that Columbus's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city’s near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Georgia, our data show that Columbus's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Georgia.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Columbus differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Columbus - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Columbus real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$188,265

Columbus, GA Home Prices
> $1,318,000
$989,001 - $1,318,000
$659,001 - $989,000
$527,001 - $659,000
$395,001 - $527,000
$264,001 - $395,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.7%
0.7%
2.2%
2.2%
2.9%
2.9%
7.2%
7.2%
20.0%
20.0%
36.3%
36.3%
22.7%
22.7%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Georgia

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

79,856

Columbus Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,600 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
48.1%
48.1%
51.9%
51.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
11.7%
11.7%
88.3%
88.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
21.6%
21.6%
40.6%
40.6%
31.9%
31.9%
5.9%
5.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.3%
66.3%
3.3%
3.3%
8.8%
8.8%
20.3%
20.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.5%
1.5%
10.1%
10.1%
24.7%
24.7%
43.7%
43.7%
16.7%
16.7%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes