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- The median age of a home in Columbia is 25.6% older than the median age of a home in Ocean Pines.
 Columbia, MDOcean Pines, MDUnited States
 Median Home Age39  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$308,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock56.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.49.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.0$11.0
 Homes Owned62.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock37.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.1%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Columbia, MDOcean Pines, MDUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,670$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,420  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,010$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,020  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,690$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,000  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Columbia, MDOcean Pines, MDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock2.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock33.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Columbia, MDOcean Pines, MDUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock7.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock15.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99921.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9995.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Columbia, MDOcean Pines, MDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock23.8%13.6%
 2000 to 20097.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock30.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198926.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock13.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196917.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews
Honor · Ellicott City, MD
Nice community feel
Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Lei · Troy, NY
Like most things Not Like It Used to Be
Over 5 years ago

Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Trevor · Columbia, MD
Good parks, great schools, startling inequality
Over 7 years ago

Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Ocean Pines    1 Reviews
Victoria · Allen, MD
Incorrect information about Allen, MD
Over 16 years ago

You incorrectly listed Allen, MD as being located in Worcester County. It is located in Wicomico county and you also aligned it with Ocean Pines, which is also  More

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