Columbia, MD Named 4th Best Place to Find a Job
The results are in and Wallethub has named Columbia, MD as the 4th best city in the United States to find a job.
Columbia, MD has also made the top 10 list of the best places to live in the United States.
Built in the 1960s, Columbia is a master planned community made up of 10 villages. Each village has strict rules for home maintenance, including how long a 
resident can keep up holiday decorations, and what colors they can paint their homes, but they feature a wide range of housing types which was intended to promote economic diversity. Columbia property consists only of the territory governed by the Columbia Association but larger areas are included under the name by the U.S. Postal Service. These include several other communities which predate Columbia, including Simpsonville, Atholton, and part of Clarksville. Columbia's master plan called for a series of ten self-contained villages, around which day-to-day life would revolve. The centerpiece of Columbia 
would be The Mall in Columbia and the man-made Lake Kittamaqundi. Each of the villages may contain middle and high schools, all villages have a shopping center, recreational facilities, a community center, a system of bike/walking paths, and homes.
In the 2020 census, Columbia had a population of 104,681. Columbia is midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC, making it a great community for commuters.
Columbia has a very diverse selection of housing from condo apartments to larger single-family homes and a variety of construction styles so that it would appeal to a wide cross-section of the population.
| # | Low | High | Average | Median | |
| Coming Soon | 15 | 200,000 | 850,000 | 495,867 | 500,000 |
| Active | 66 | 150,000 | 1,600,000 | 556,898 | 504,500 |
| Active Under Contract | 30 | 175,000 | 995,000 | 461,087 | 452,500 |
| Pending | 59 | 189,900 | 1,050,000 | 505,798 | 475,000 |
| Closed | 543 | 130,000 | 1,250,000 | 507,771 | 485,000 |
Over the last 6 months, 17% of the homes sold were apartment-style condominiums, 39% were townhomes and 44% were detached-style homes. Homes in Columbia sell for on average 102.5% of the list price and only stay on the market for an average of 12 days.
If you are thinking about buying or selling a home in Columbia let's have a conversation. For an up-to-date list of homes for sale in Columbia. For a free, no-cost, no-obligation market analysis of your home click here.
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