| Index | Columbus | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $165,000 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $617 | $816 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 55.9% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 44.1% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Gramling, SC | 97 | $0 | 100% |
| Tigerville, SC | 2,023 | $0 | 100% |
| Fingerville, SC | 31 | $0 | 100% |
| Inman Mills, SC | 801 | $58,800 | 68% |
| Flat Rock CDP, NC | 1,435 | $79,500 | 57% |
| Columbus, NC | 1,240 | $165,000 | 11% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Rock Island, WA | 1,240 | $165,900 | 10% |
| Wallace, LA | 1,240 | $206,400 | 12% |
| Willow Creek, CA | 1,241 | $283,700 | 54% |
| Del Rio, CA | 1,241 | $854,500 | 363% |
| Conehatta, MS | 1,239 | $49,900 | 73% |
| Columbus, NC | 1,240 | $165,000 | 11% |
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