The median home in Columbia, Illinois is valued at $330,996, up 5.9% year over year. Columbia is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$330,996

+5.9%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$66,199 on $330,996

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Out of reach39% of income

Need $104,529/yr to afford.

PITI$2,439

P/I39%

Afford$237K

Gap-$94K

P&I $1,674Tax $615Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Illinois

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Kenilworth$1.93M Winnetka$1.73M Glencoe$1.51M Bannockburn$1.22M Golf$1.19M Hinsdale$1.18M Lake Forest$1.14M South Barrington$1.08M

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