Columbia, Missouri housing market: home prices and forecast
Columbia, Missouri home prices: a typical Columbia, Missouri home was valued at $321,671 in September 2026 according to Zillow Home Value Index, up 2.5% from a year earlier, the highest monthly figure on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $321,671September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, +2.5%.
Columbia, Missouri home prices since 2000
Columbia, Missouri is the steel line; the United States is the grey line. Since August 2005, a typical home in Columbia, Missouri has moved from $158,194 up to $321,671, ×2.03, while the US gained ×1.90 over those months. April 2007 marked the boom high at $165,521, while the low came in August 2011 at $160,191, −3.2%.
Yearly median home price in Columbia, Missouri
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026 the latest month is shown.
| Year | Columbia, Missouri | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $162,169 | $206,531 | |
| 2007 | $164,587 | +1.5% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $164,416 | −0.1% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $161,613 | −1.7% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $162,222 | +0.4% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $160,606 | −1.0% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $162,283 | +1.0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $166,334 | +2.5% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $169,844 | +2.1% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $174,797 | +2.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $180,700 | +3.4% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $189,889 | +5.1% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $193,660 | +2.0% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $200,189 | +3.4% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $211,913 | +5.9% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $241,067 | +13.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $274,848 | +14.0% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $287,603 | +4.6% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $298,844 | +3.9% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $312,192 | +4.5% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $321,671 | +2.5% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Columbia, Missouri in any year is worth today
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. More options: the home appreciation calculator.
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Columbia, Missouri housing market forecast
Zillow's Columbia, MO metro forecast is +2.5% for the 12 months beginning in September 2026 and +0.7% for the three months immediately ahead. With Columbia, Missouri's typical value at $321,671, the forecast points to a level near $329,700 a year on.
This restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site offers no forecast of its own. Such a forecast over 12 months has typically been off by several percentage points from the realised change, in both directions. None of this is investment advice.
Forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Columbia, Missouri housing market crash risk score
29 out of 100, moderate
Five conditions that were high before past price falls are used to rank Columbia, Missouri against the 292 cities. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 by comparison with the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows conditions today; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −11.5% | 27 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | −15.0% | 16 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 18.3 | 52 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.0 | 27 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +2.5% | 24 | 20% |
None of this is investment advice. How each input is scored: methodology. Every one of the 292 cities ranked: crash risk by city.
Columbia, Missouri: inventory and days on market
As of September 2026 the Columbia, MO metro listed 676 homes for sale, up 5.8% from a year earlier and down 11.5% from the same month in 2019. A median of 51 days was needed to sell a listing (−15.0% against 2019), and price cuts covered 23.9% of listings.
| Columbia, MO metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 676 | +5.8% |
| New listings | 266 | |
| Median days on market | 51 | +2.5% |
| Median list price | $392,500 | −1.1% |
| Share with a price cut | 23.9% |
Metro inventory figures come from Realtor.com® Economic Research: data from Realtor.com. For each metro: days on market by city.
Rents and cost of living in Columbia, Missouri
By the Zillow Observed Rent Index, asking rent in Columbia, Missouri typically runs $1,464 a month, +5.5% on a year. The purchase price of a typical home equals 18.3 years of that rent. Median household income stands at $80,543 (Census ACS 2024), which puts a typical home at 4.0 times a year's income. According to BEA, prices in the metro stand at 89.4 versus a US average of 100, with housing costs at 69.2.
Other Missouri housing markets
- Kansas City $250,185
- $181,157 in St. Louis.
- Springfield, Missouri $243,597
- Independence housing market $210,944.
- Branson housing market $245,493.
For the state as a whole, see the Missouri housing market.
How to read this chart
Zillow Home Value Index for Columbia, Missouri: each point gives the worth of a typical home in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, expressed in that month's dollars. A hollow dot identifies the month selected on the slider, while a terracotta dot identifies the latest month. These figures do not account for inflation. An index tracks the typical home rather than a particular house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to estimate one home's value based on its sale price.