Metro area · CBSA 17860
Columbia
The Columbia, MO metro area has 215,014 people. Median rent is $1,070, 17.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Boone County at $1,076. Of the 9 places we track here, Pilot Grove has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$72,340
Median home value
$258,700
Unemployment
3.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,076
HUD, Boone County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 128,548 | $1,097 | 19.8% |
| Boonville | 7,689 | $767 | 16.3% |
| Ashland | 4,914 | $1,206 | 15.5% |
| Fayette | 2,801 | $947 | 19.7% |
| Hallsville | 1,927 | $1,127 | 19.0% |
| New Franklin | 1,170 | $679 | 14.8% |
| Glasgow | 1,118 | $567 | 13.5% |
| Sturgeon | 1,035 | $856 | 13.5% |
| Pilot Grove | 744 | $717 | 11.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.