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West Columbia, TX Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

West Columbia, TX Housing Market Trends

With 3,597 people, 1,384 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $171,227, house prices in West Columbia are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in West Columbia, accounting for 79.50% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in West Columbia include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.39%), mobile homes or trailers ( 4.22%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.28%).

The most prevalent building size and type in West Columbia are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.73% owning and 36.27% renting.

There is a lot of housing in West Columbia built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in West Columbia built between 1940-1969 ( 43.74%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 7.23%). There's also some housing in West Columbia built before 1939 ( 3.35%).

West Columbia Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in West Columbia's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.38% during the period.

Over the last year, West Columbia appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, West Columbia's appreciation rate has been 4.92%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in West Columbia were at 1.69%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.92%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that West Columbia's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$171,227

West Columbia, TX Home Prices
> $1,223,000
$917,001 - $1,223,000
$611,001 - $917,000
$489,001 - $611,000
$367,001 - $489,000
$244,001 - $367,000
$122,001 - $244,000
$61,001 - $122,000
$0 - $61,000
0.1%
0.1%
1.5%
1.5%
2.0%
2.0%
5.8%
5.8%
7.2%
7.2%
27.1%
27.1%
34.5%
34.5%
14.6%
14.6%
7.2%
7.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Texas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,384

West Columbia Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,386 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.7%
63.7%
36.3%
36.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.3%
7.3%
92.7%
92.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.2%
7.2%
45.7%
45.7%
43.7%
43.7%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
79.5%
79.5%
1.6%
1.6%
2.3%
2.3%
12.4%
12.4%
4.2%
4.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.4%
0.4%
6.6%
6.6%
30.0%
30.0%
45.8%
45.8%
16.2%
16.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in West Columbia

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Zip Codes in West Columbia, TX