2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Raleigh, NC vs Columbia, TN

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- The median age of a home in Raleigh is 63.0% younger than the median age of a home in Columbia.
 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 Median Home Age274442
 Median Home Cost$427,000$345,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months23.6%26.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.70.7%88.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.122.8%154.1%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.9$6.8$11.0
 Homes Owned46.7%54.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.4%9.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented43.8%35.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 Average Rent$1,750$1,400$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,240$800$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280$810$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,450$1,070$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780$1,420$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,350$1,500$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.3%3.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.2%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%2.7%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.5%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.3%2.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.4%0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%2.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.6%2.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%4.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.8%6.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.6%14.1%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99915.0%24.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.3%26.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99918.3%9.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.0%6.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99910.2%1.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%0.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.9%0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.3%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Raleigh, NCColumbia, TNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%0.8%0.2%
 2010 to 201423.4%10.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.4%10.8%13.6%
 1990 to 199918.5%13.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.8%10.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.9%15.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.5%13.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19594.2%11.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.6%7.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier3.1%6.5%12.2%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 15 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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