housing costs · Washington
Housing costs in Columbia County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $985 | ± $65 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $944 | ± $31 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $847 | ± $34 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $823 | ± $45 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $271,200 | ± $29,295 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $256,100 | ± $32,448 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $229,600 | ± $32,299 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $207,100 | ± $39,518 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.5 % | ± 6.6 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 25.9 % | ± 9.2 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 23.6 % | ± 9.4 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 26.2 % | ± 6.6 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Columbia County is $985, below the Washington median of $1,198 across 39 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.