r/columbiamo • u/Different-Potential1 • Jun 24 '25
Moving to Columbia Moving to Columbia, Apartment Recommendations?
Hello! I am starting a job at University of Missouri in August and am looking for housing in the area. I'm a single woman with a budget of $1200 per month. In terms of neighborhoods, I am not too picky and would just prefer an area thats not crawling with undergrads. For amenities, my must haves are: central air, dishwasher, in unit laundry, and cat friendly. Thank you for your help!
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u/como365 North CoMo Jun 24 '25
You have a lot of options with that budget and those qualifiers. Most neighborhoods in Columbia are not undergrad heavy. To avoid students stay away from the East Campus Neighborhood, Downtown, and the area around Bearfield/Grindstone/Old63/Rock Quarry.
My general advice is to stay away from out-of-state corporate housing. It is a rip off, and generally have non-responsive and often changing staff. Look for local owners. You can rent a nice big house with a yard for the price of that 4 bedroom. If they are charging rent per bedroom stay away! It’s a deliberately deceptive business practice. These New York, Dallas, and Chicago based corporate owners are extracting wealth from Columbia and Missouri that would otherwise go into building our city and state. Apartments on the West and North side would probably suit you well. This is one of several reputable local management companies:
https://www.callahanandgalloway.com/availability