Columbia, Missouri Ranks Among the Nations Best
There are many
reasons to make your home in Columbia, Missouri. Columbia is centrally
located in Missouri and to the rest of the United States. Columbia Missouri real
estate is some of the best in the nation. Home sales have increased from
2004 to 2005 in the 160K-350K range and the +350 range. Single family
construction has also increased throughout the past few years from 919 building
permits in 2003 to 1,239 in 2005.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, Columbia has more exemplary public schools per capita than any city in the nation. The average cost of living is consistently below the national average making it a great place to buy real estate. Columbia also has more than 204,000 skilled workers.
Columbia, MO is constantly listed among the top cities in the United States by national magazines and organizations. In the 2005 Mayor's Challenge, Columbia received a five-star rating (the highest possible). Each community was evaluated on the quality of public education, college-educated work force, health care costs and availability, government taxes and spending, quality of life and logistics infrastructure. The Men's Journal placed Columbia as the 42nd best place to live in the nation in a 2005 study. They based this on "ample jobs, lots of healthcare, cheap housing and proximity to hiking and biking in the foggy-bottom valleys of the Ozarks." They also ranked Columbia as the 4th least stressful area to live in. In 2003, Columbia ranked 9th out of 331 metropolitan areas by Sperling's "Best Places to Live in America." They based it on its cost of living, low crime rate, quality of education, reasonable housing, access to arts and culture, quality health care, leisure activities, access to transportation and temperate weather. These are some of the many reasons why to buy real estate in Columbia.
Columbia, MO has been called a "gem of a town" by Southern Living magazine. Columbia is a rapidly growing city known for it's strong economy, fabulous restaurants and shopping, great recreational opportunities, lower cost of living and award-winning schools. The U.S. Department of Education credits Columbia for having "more exemplary public schools per capita than any city in the nation." Columbia is also known as "Collegetown USA" because it is home to the University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia College and Stephens College.
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