Retire To Columbia, SC

Columbia, South Carolina is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, medical care, cost of living and other demographics.

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Columbia Population
.	1990	2000	2010	2016 (est.)
Columbia Metro Area	blank	blank	blank	817,488
Columbia	98,052	116,278	129,272	134,309

Columbia Home Sales Prices (new & existing homes)
.	Monthly Average	Annual Average	Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018	.	$171,182	-0.8%
Sep	$166,032	.	.
Aug	$178,501	.	.
Jul	$179,698	.	.
Jun	$178,842	.	.
May	$175,172	.	.
Apr	$167,845	.	.
Mar	$164,310	.	.
Feb	$152,718	.	.
Jan	$163,339	.	.
2017	.	$165,299	-0.8%
2016	.	$166,635	3.2%
2015	.	$161,524	na
2014	.	na	na
2013	.	na	na

Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison 2018
.	Columbia	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$171,182	$419,000
Nearest Big City	Charlotte	na
Home Sales Price in Charlotte	$245,000	$340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index	57% of Charlotte home prices	101%

Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison 2018
.	Columbia	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$171,182	$419,000
Monthly Rent	$1,173	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	9.8 times the annual rent	19.0

Columbia Cost of Living 2018
74%	GPTR 99 City Average 109%

Columbia Taxes 2018
blank	Tax Rate	Days Worked to Pay	State Rank	Tax Rate (99 City Avg)	Days Worked to Pay (99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax	7.4%	--	33*	6.8%	--
Federal, State and Local Tax	--	99 days	8*	--	113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes