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Cost & Benefits

Columbia vs Ozark

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $1,097 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Columbia

Missouri

Typical rent
$1,097
Typical pay
$66,498 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,076
Price index
89.4 (metro)

Ozark

Missouri

Typical rent
$1,097
Typical pay
$74,182 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,113
Price index
88.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Columbia and Ozark are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.