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The median home value in Columbia County, PA is $247,013 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.31% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$247,013
Year-over-Year
+5.31%
National Rank
#1400 of 3071
Columbia County ranks 25th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +5.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Columbia County +7.0% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $64,644 a year against a typical home value of $247,013 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 57% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Columbia County recorded a violent crime rate of 208 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,064 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 23,499 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Columbia County is $247,013. That's up 5.31% from a year earlier. That is about 5.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Columbia County the 25th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $64,644, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Columbia County recorded 208 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 23,499 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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