Is Columbia, MO a good place to invest in rental property?

Columbia, MO has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-950 and a median cap rate of 3.2%, on a median sold price of $325,000. Prices changed +2.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Columbia, MO?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Columbia, MO is 3.2%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Columbia, MO?

The median sold price in Columbia, MO is $325,000 (about $178 per square foot).

Investing in Columbia, MO Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Columbia, MO rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$325,000Median sold price

$178Median $/sqft

3.2%Median cap rate

$-950Modeled cash flow / mo

+2.6%Appreciation YoY

7.5Months of supply

1,254Active listings

2,003Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Columbia numbers say

In Columbia, MO, the median home sold for $325,000 (about $178 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.2% cap rate with a median $-950 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +2.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 7.5 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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