Columbia, VA housing market
The typical Columbia home is worth about $337,000, up 5.2% in a year, 19% below the Virginia typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Columbia compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Columbia at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Columbia | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $184,000 | $253,000 |
| 2018 | $194,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $202,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $210,000 | $284,000 |
| 2021 | $244,000 | $311,000 |
| 2022 | $265,000 | $345,000 |
| 2023 | $297,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $306,000 | $386,000 |
| 2025 | $325,000 | $405,000 |
| 2026 | $330,000 | $411,000 |
| August 2026 | $337,000 | $415,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,560
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Columbia is $1,560 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,340 · 4 bedrooms $2,410
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (23038; Charlottesville, VA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.