Columbia, MO investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Columbia, MO metropolitan area recorded 378 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 2,410 sales (16% of sales) across 41,657 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.9 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 55% year over year (244 prior). Ranked #32 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Boone County at 0.9 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Columbia, MOmetro area · Missouri

🔥 #32 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

378

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.9

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+55%

244 → 378 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

16%

378 of 2,410 recorded sales

Turnover

5.8%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

41,657

Where inside Columbia? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Boone County376 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 40,804 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
61	65201	Boone County	85	1.3	20%	6.8%
88	65010	Boone County	22	1.1	14%	7.5%
97	65203	Boone County	161	0.9	17%	5.7%
115	65202	Boone County	95	0.8	14%	5.6%

Cooper County2 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 302 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Cooper County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Howard County0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 551 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Howard County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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