Metro area · CBSA 17980
Columbus
The Columbus, GA metro area has 325,615 people. Median rent is $1,069, 21.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Muscogee County at $1,212. Of the 16 places we track here, Antioch has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$59,336
Median home value
$197,300
Unemployment
6.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,212
HUD, Muscogee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 203,711 | $1,106 | 22.9% |
| Cusseta-Chattahoochee County | 8,887 | $1,348 | 26.5% |
| West Point | 3,403 | $789 | 16.5% |
| Ladonia | 3,346 | $1,040 | 23.4% |
| Hamilton | 2,043 | $1,078 | 14.0% |
| Buena Vista | 1,717 | $592 | 24.6% |
| Richland | 1,595 | $611 | 22.1% |
| Cataula | 1,522 | $1,048 | 10.1% |
| Pine Mountain | 1,314 | $954 | 12.5% |
| Ellerslie | 1,011 | $1,048 | 11.7% |
| Lumpkin | 1,000 | $506 | 12.8% |
| Antioch | 870 | $1,048 | 7.5% |
| Shiloh | 758 | $1,267 | 18.3% |
| Talbotton | 665 | $1,016 | 29.3% |
| Waverly Hall | 650 | $1,048 | 16.7% |
| Piney Grove | 576 | $1,048 | 19.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.