CT area data
Columbia, CT
Columbia, CT.
Population: 5,300 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $445,902
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +21.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +44.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +85.8%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $445,902
- House Price Index
- 307.7 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $445,000
- Median list price
- $469,900
- Median days on market
- 32 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 101.4%
- Active listings
- 9
- 1-year forecast
- +3.6%
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,300/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,560/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 29.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 51.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 43.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 178
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site (32 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Windham Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 117
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,984
- Median annual property tax
- $5,228
- Mean commute to work
- 25 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 83.1%
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