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Columbia, MO vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- The median age of a home in Columbia is 24.1% younger than the median age of a home in Athens-Clarke County.
 Columbia, MOAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Median Home Age29  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.8$11.0
 Homes Owned45.5%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented46.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Columbia, MOAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$690  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$910$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$970  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Columbia, MOAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Columbia, MOAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock2.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock4.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock10.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Columbia, MOAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock17.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200920.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock18.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock6.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.1%12.2%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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