Columbia, MO metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 67
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Home Value
$321,371
+2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
67
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
33%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
86.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,444/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$114
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 24% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (67/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 13.2% below their final list price; 33% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $81k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,762 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $579/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $114 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +9% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +9.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Counties in Columbia, MO metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County, MO | $331.2K | +2.7% | 68 |
| Cooper County, MO | $245K | +3.9% | 52 |
| Howard County, MO | $234.8K | +6.5% | 66 |