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Metro area · CBSA 18100

Columbus

The Columbus, NE metro area has 45,357 people. Median rent is $923, 14.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Platte County at $1,139. Of the 6 places we track here, Howells has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$75,378
Median home value
$210,600
Unemployment
1.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,139
HUD, Platte County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Columbus24,488$89216.6%
Schuyler6,578$1,04915.7%
Humphrey713$72111.7%
Duncan612$89714.4%
Clarkson600$4889.7%
Howells517$5888.7%
NebraskaHowells, NEClarkson, NEDuncan, NEHumphrey, NESchuyler, NEColumbus, NEColumbusSchuylerHumphreyDuncanColumbusSchuylerHumphreyDuncan

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.