Metro area · CBSA 17900
Columbia
The Columbia, SC metro area has 849,181 people. Median rent is $1,193, 20.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lexington County at $1,226. Of the 41 places we track here, Gilbert has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$68,359
Median home value
$232,400
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,226
HUD, Lexington 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 | 139,643 | $1,204 | 26.0% |
| Lexington | 24,585 | $1,545 | 21.3% |
| St. Andrews | 19,868 | $1,088 | 28.1% |
| West Columbia | 17,963 | $1,201 | 25.3% |
| Seven Oaks | 15,921 | $1,246 | 23.8% |
| Dentsville | 15,209 | $1,250 | 33.0% |
| Cayce | 13,741 | $1,360 | 26.3% |
| Oak Grove | 12,256 | $1,045 | 16.8% |
| Irmo | 11,813 | $1,477 | 22.0% |
| Red Bank | 11,314 | $1,160 | 20.5% |
| Forest Acres | 10,530 | $1,263 | 19.4% |
| Lugoff | 9,786 | $915 | 15.8% |
| Woodfield | 9,465 | $1,169 | 30.8% |
| White Knoll | 8,310 | $1,180 | 17.6% |
| Camden | 8,267 | $956 | 18.0% |
| Lake Murray of Richland | 7,023 | $1,944 | 19.6% |
| Blythewood | 5,731 | $1,107 | 14.1% |
| Batesburg-Leesville | 4,941 | $958 | 23.2% |
| Capitol View | 4,374 | $1,181 | 30.4% |
| East Camden | 4,194 | $971 | 21.7% |
| Winnsboro | 3,322 | $856 | 27.4% |
| Arthurtown | 3,272 | $830 | 47.3% |
| Saluda | 3,055 | $816 | 23.0% |
| Springdale | 2,742 | $1,291 | 19.9% |
| Pine Ridge | 2,596 | $1,113 | 14.1% |
| Elgin | 2,080 | $1,278 | 16.7% |
| South Congaree | 2,075 | $933 | 18.8% |
| Hopkins | 1,985 | $1,228 | 29.4% |
| Gaston | 1,803 | $995 | 19.9% |
| St. Matthews | 1,645 | $970 | 22.7% |
| Winnsboro Mills | 1,535 | $986 | 34.1% |
| Gadsden | 1,443 | $1,228 | 27.8% |
| Chapin | 1,394 | $1,570 | 23.6% |
| Edmund | 1,161 | $852 | 23.5% |
| Pelion | 985 | $888 | 17.9% |
| Olympia | 935 | $1,228 | 49.7% |
| Arcadia Lakes | 901 | $1,228 | 14.3% |
| Ridge Spring | 842 | $640 | 19.6% |
| Gilbert | 751 | $871 | 13.4% |
| Swansea | 744 | $857 | 17.7% |
| Summit | 533 | $930 | 16.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.