Columbus, MS
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Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Columbus short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
53 / 141
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
14%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$23,845
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
53%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$166,229
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$40,578
Top-Earners Revenue
Columbus
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Generally Investor friendly
Columbus Regulations
Columbus MS explicitly allows STRs citywide with conditional permitting through Planning Commission approval, which involves moderate costs and a known compliance process. The main challenges are the public hearing requirement with 160-foot neighbor notification creating potential for community opposition, plus standard business licensing and tax registration obligations, but no meaningful caps or prohibitive restrictions.
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About Columbus
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northeast of Jackson, 92 miles (148 km) north of Meridian, 63 miles (101 km) south of Tupelo, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and 120 miles (193 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama.The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census and 23,640 in 2010. The population in 2019 was estimated to be 23,573. Columbus is the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area. Columbus is also part of the area of Mississippi called The Golden Triangle, consisting of Columbus, West Point and Starkville, in the counties of Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha.