Home prices
The median home in Columbus is valued at $141,300. Compared to its surrounding areas it is approximately $26,800 (23%) higher.It is roughly $76,200 (35%) lower compared to the nation as a whole, and it is roughly $20,100 (16%) higher compared to the city of Montgomery.
Rents
In Columbus the median monthly rent is $906. Compared to its nearby areas this is roughly $161 (21%) higher.Compared to the rest of the nation it is about $156 (14%) lower, and compared to the city of Montgomery it is roughly $25 (2%) higher.
Nearby places
Phenix City
Phenix City is Columbus's neighbor to the southwest. Its real estate prices are a little less expensive. The median home in Phenix City is valued at $129,000, which comes out to $12,300 (9%) lower than Columbus. Its rents are a little less expensive. The median rent in Phenix City is $833 a month, which is $73 (8%) lower than Columbus.
Smiths Station
Smiths Station is about 11 miles west of Columbus. The real estate prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Smiths Station is valued at $151,200, which works out to $9,900 (6%) higher than Columbus. The rent there is pretty similar. The median monthly rent in Smiths Station is $899, which is very similar to Columbus.
Ladonia
Ladonia is approximately 11 miles west of Columbus. The housing prices there are substantially less expensive. The cost of the median home in Ladonia is $80,400, which comes out to $60,900 (75%) lower than Columbus. Rents there are somewhat less expensive. In Ladonia the median rent is $822 per month, which comes out to $84 (10%) lower than Columbus.
Waverly Hall
Waverly Hall is about 14 miles northeast of Columbus. Its housing prices are a little more expensive. The median home in Waverly Hall is valued at $156,500, which works out to $15,200 (9%) higher than Columbus. Rents there are substantially less expensive. In Waverly Hall the median monthly rent is $681, which works out to $225 (33%) lower than Columbus.
Geneva
Geneva is roughly 17 miles east of Columbus. Its housing prices are a lot less expensive. The price of the median home in Geneva is $55,400, which works out to $85,900 (155%) lower than Columbus. The rent there is substantially less expensive. In Geneva the median monthly rent is $492, which comes out to $414 (84%) lower than Columbus.