Maury County · Tennessee · South · 45k residents
Columbia, TN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Columbia: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Tennessee median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,299/wk. Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,299/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
25.4%
Commercial electricity
12.1¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Columbia's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
14/100
Cooling
Ranks Columbia's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $308,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.65% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,070/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,153/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 9.55% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,299/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.1¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 26.4/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $126,610 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $84,040 |
| Wage: General manager | $119,990 |
| Wage: Customer service | $45,510 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $38,190 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,630 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,340 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,420 |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $63,719 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 45k |
| Crime index | 70/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 79/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.2% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | -0.1% |
| Rent MoM | -1.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -4.0% |
| Building permits YoY | -29.5% |
| Ocean coast | 362 mi |
| Big lake | 96 mi |
| Mountains | 104 mi |
| Major airport | 41 mi |
| Ski resort | 197 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Columbia a good place to run a business?
- Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,299/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Columbia, TN?
- Columbia indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,153/mo and a acs median home value of $308,700.
- How much does a house cost in Columbia?
- The acs median home value in Columbia is $308,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Columbia?
- A two-bedroom in Columbia rents for about $1,153/mo.