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

Columbia, SC has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-263 and a median cap rate of 5.1%, on a median sold price of $274,250. Prices changed +3.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Columbia, SC?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Columbia, SC is 5.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Columbia, SC?

The median sold price in Columbia, SC is $274,250 (about $145 per square foot).

Investing in Columbia, SC Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Columbia, SC 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.

$274,250Median sold price

$145Median $/sqft

5.1%Median cap rate

$-263Modeled cash flow / mo

+3.6%Appreciation YoY

566.9Months of supply

2,740Active listings

58Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Columbia numbers say

In Columbia, SC, the median home sold for $274,250 (about $145 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 5.1% cap rate with a median $-263 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +3.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 566.9 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.

🔨 See 6 fix-and-flip deals in Columbia — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Columbia, SC by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Columbia deals, or browse the national market data.