A typical Columbia home is worth about $468,000
Up 1.9% in a year, 19% below the New Jersey typical home.
Only 1 sale in February 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Columbia?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What it takes to buy in Columbia
Try your own numbers below.
That’s $122K short of a typical Columbia home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,210 a month here, $1,070 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New Jersey typical property tax (2.11% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home values since 2023
Typical home value by month.
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| January | Columbia | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $423,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $453,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $465,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $468,000 | $580,000 |
A typical Columbia home worth $423K in December 2023 is worth about $468K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,210
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Columbia vs. its neighbors
Columbia is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Columbia buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, February 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.