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Columbia, MO

128,548Residents
$66,498Median household income
$1,097/moMedian gross rent
$284,600Median home value
29.5Median age
57%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
49%Homes lived in by their owners
4.3×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 20% of the median household income in Columbia.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $44,000 a year. In Missouri that leaves roughly $2,956 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.