Columbus
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Outdoors in Columbus
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About Columbus
City in Minnesota, United StatesColumbus is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,159 at the 2020 census.
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How Columbus ranks
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Housing in Columbus
The typical Columbus home is worth about $481,000, up 3.8% in a year, 37% above the Minnesota typical home.
A strong seller's market
Schools in Columbus
All Columbus schools →School Grade B
The public schools Columbus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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