| Index | Columbus | Minnesota | National |
| Median home price | $296,500 | $191,500 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $899 | $873 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 90.6% | 71.4% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 9.4% | 28.6% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Houlton, WI | 105 | $0 | 100% |
| Hilltop, MN | 1,007 | $19,500 | 89% |
| Stacy, MN | 1,960 | $155,000 | 16% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,155 | $171,100 | 7% |
| Brooklyn Center, MN | 30,755 | $187,400 | 1% |
| Columbus, MN | 4,109 | $296,500 | 61% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Lathrup Village, MI | 4,109 | $208,500 | 13% |
| Moxee, WA | 4,111 | $202,600 | 10% |
| Grant, MN | 4,106 | $484,700 | 162% |
| Dimmitt, TX | 4,106 | $84,800 | 54% |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 4,112 | $84,000 | 55% |
| Columbus, MN | 4,109 | $296,500 | 61% |
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