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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Columbus area can be challenging. Home prices in Columbus are now at a median cost of $170,593, lower than the Mississippi average of $183,008.
The average cost of rent is $921/mo in Columbus, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Columbus area. In Columbus, 40.41% of households rent, and 49.98% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Columbus is $4,776 per month. Households that rent pay about 19.28% of their income on rent here. Columbus’s most expensive areas are in the southwestern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southern parts of the city.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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