Columbia, SC (Metro) - Trend of Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for All Homes Plus Multifamily, Smooth and Seasonally Adjusted (Zillow)

Updated on March 22, 2026.

According to data from Zillow.com, the smoothed and seasonally adjusted Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for All Homes Plus Multifamily in the Columbia, SC Metro in February 2026 was $1,542.953. The month over month percentage change (MoM) was 0.03%, and the year over year percentage change (YoY) was 2.80%.

The chart below shows the trend of the smoothed and seasonally adjusted ZORI for the Columbia, SC metro. The table below shows the trend of the smoothed and seasonally adjusted ZORI, and the MoM and YoY percentage changes for the Columbia, SC metro.

You can see similar information for other US metros, and for the United States.

Note: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) is a smoothed measure of the typical observed market rate rent across a given region. ZORI is a repeat-rent index that is weighted to the rental housing stock to ensure representativeness across the entire market, not just homes currently listed for-rent.

Data Source: Zillow.
Columbia, SC (Metro) - Trend of Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for All Homes Plus Multifamily, Smooth and Seasonally Adjusted ($)
Columbia, SC (Metro) - Trend of Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for All Homes Plus Multifamily, Smooth and Seasonally Adjusted
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Month ZORI ($) MoM Perc. Change (%) YoY Perc. Change (%)
Jan 2015 863.8478221912723 NaN NaN
Feb 2015 864.4239879347616 0.07 NaN
Mar 2015 871.6833659719806 0.84 NaN
Apr 2015 875.366034001056 0.42 NaN
May 2015 876.8701603130845 0.17 NaN
Jun 2015 877.7332733484897 0.10 NaN
Jul 2015 881.798825861607 0.46 NaN
Aug 2015 885.5449378216879 0.43 NaN
Sep 2015 888.7249833914583 0.36 NaN
Oct 2015 890.2594802542802 0.17 NaN
Nov 2015 893.0839495592576 0.32 NaN
Dec 2015 897.4539733912876 0.49 NaN
Jan 2016 900.1502055954159 0.30 4.20
Feb 2016 900.9639090142703 0.09 4.23
Mar 2016 898.3119075330496 -0.29 3.06
Apr 2016 898.8583731283117 0.06 2.68
May 2016 901.8406350531634 0.33 2.85
Jun 2016 904.750763187683 0.32 3.08
Jul 2016 905.6052959417151 0.09 2.70
Aug 2016 906.2630752858173 0.07 2.34
Sep 2016 909.018507383153 0.30 2.28
Oct 2016 911.6661515680871 0.29 2.40
Nov 2016 915.3351571142921 0.40 2.49
Dec 2016 917.0391196565274 0.19 2.18
Jan 2017 917.055736232983 0.00 1.88
Feb 2017 921.3209170054224 0.47 2.26
Mar 2017 925.17562093534 0.42 2.99
Apr 2017 928.1366741960088 0.32 3.26
May 2017 928.8962350514398 0.08 3.00
Jun 2017 932.172826304145 0.35 3.03
Jul 2017 938.6941183125043 0.70 3.65
Aug 2017 943.8677518719767 0.55 4.15
Sep 2017 945.5147874888398 0.17 4.01
Oct 2017 948.6906212686857 0.34 4.06
Nov 2017 946.8379926308577 -0.19 3.44
Dec 2017 951.36675124949 0.48 3.74
Jan 2018 953.4020385960823 0.21 3.96
Feb 2018 959.0944182022203 0.60 4.10
Mar 2018 962.7434690878191 0.38 4.06
Apr 2018 965.7132049493728 0.31 4.05
May 2018 969.4263494558795 0.38 4.36
Jun 2018 972.2291383397267 0.29 4.30
Jul 2018 973.0490060608809 0.08 3.66
Aug 2018 977.929905976222 0.50 3.61
Sep 2018 983.2618490244172 0.55 3.99
Oct 2018 990.0350569208734 0.69 4.36
Nov 2018 992.3110991525189 0.23 4.80
Dec 2018 997.5869536235111 0.53 4.86
Jan 2019 999.4242928380131 0.18 4.83
Feb 2019 1002.648000813831 0.32 4.54
Mar 2019 1006.1933500541508 0.35 4.51
Apr 2019 1010.120074452373 0.39 4.60
May 2019 1014.0934311876865 0.39 4.61
Jun 2019 1017.5456685689571 0.34 4.66
Jul 2019 1021.2226626365464 0.36 4.95
Aug 2019 1022.420211423229 0.12 4.55
Sep 2019 1024.5776444755782 0.21 4.20
Oct 2019 1024.831205398908 0.03 3.52
Nov 2019 1030.7773122616877 0.58 3.88
Dec 2019 1031.421071314315 0.06 3.39
Jan 2020 1036.328450202242 0.48 3.69
Feb 2020 1037.3198585280184 0.10 3.46
Mar 2020 1048.4982239981289 1.08 4.20
Apr 2020 1049.104179049306 0.06 3.86
May 2020 1051.6193203152777 0.24 3.70
Jun 2020 1054.5739959611667 0.28 3.64
Jul 2020 1059.4785159130388 0.47 3.75
Aug 2020 1062.4920263059055 0.28 3.92
Sep 2020 1070.2477319303418 0.73 4.46
Oct 2020 1079.7461938199044 0.89 5.36
Nov 2020 1084.2132748489048 0.41 5.18
Dec 2020 1089.4624358219098 0.48 5.63
Jan 2021 1097.645669395192 0.75 5.92
Feb 2021 1109.145121314206 1.05 6.92
Mar 2021 1119.0765923636668 0.90 6.73
Apr 2021 1128.4941373200313 0.84 7.57
May 2021 1141.0503479333897 1.11 8.50
Jun 2021 1158.8380444080494 1.56 9.89
Jul 2021 1173.4604761824926 1.26 10.76
Aug 2021 1193.0324006476296 1.67 12.29
Sep 2021 1204.4618125173517 0.96 12.54
Oct 2021 1221.0908819430176 1.38 13.09
Nov 2021 1232.8407735698 0.96 13.71
Dec 2021 1244.143199394369 0.92 14.20
Jan 2022 1251.133062890703 0.56 13.98
Feb 2022 1257.2837229740626 0.49 13.36
Mar 2022 1267.8043926311072 0.84 13.29
Apr 2022 1279.6022196958083 0.93 13.39
May 2022 1293.5328257166764 1.09 13.36
Jun 2022 1301.7690164275998 0.64 12.33
Jul 2022 1311.5022468371453 0.75 11.76
Aug 2022 1314.7266700476196 0.25 10.20
Sep 2022 1322.15775400501 0.56 9.77
Oct 2022 1325.8760137657157 0.28 8.58
Nov 2022 1335.0597424491687 0.69 8.29
Dec 2022 1342.6081400527546 0.56 7.91
Jan 2023 1346.720659812726 0.31 7.64
Feb 2023 1355.7028025229183 0.67 7.83
Mar 2023 1362.694638396707 0.52 7.49
Apr 2023 1373.0559226670957 0.76 7.30
May 2023 1377.6299888004676 0.33 6.50
Jun 2023 1382.000378889259 0.32 6.16
Jul 2023 1390.1486147752946 0.59 6.00
Aug 2023 1398.2887138188737 0.59 6.36
Sep 2023 1408.3513956220788 0.72 6.52
Oct 2023 1411.8082212641707 0.25 6.48
Nov 2023 1412.2867000264462 0.03 5.79
Dec 2023 1415.9951149555359 0.26 5.47
Jan 2024 1422.2184249371421 0.44 5.61
Feb 2024 1425.4941391185903 0.23 5.15
Mar 2024 1425.8475979772431 0.03 4.63
Apr 2024 1429.8295854151843 0.28 4.14
May 2024 1435.6657581156628 0.41 4.21
Jun 2024 1444.4466789849705 0.61 4.52
Jul 2024 1450.694474006539 0.43 4.36
Aug 2024 1459.1344551225259 0.58 4.35
Sep 2024 1461.246811406549 0.14 3.76
Oct 2024 1465.664027784242 0.30 3.82
Nov 2024 1472.6825610136043 0.48 4.28
Dec 2024 1482.8009897310483 0.69 4.72
Jan 2025 1493.199288354839 0.70 4.99
Feb 2025 1500.9646791031587 0.52 5.29
Mar 2025 1510.7943189684627 0.66 5.96
Apr 2025 1515.2426265880586 0.29 5.97
May 2025 1520.1682532455957 0.33 5.89
Jun 2025 1523.537099164708 0.22 5.48
Jul 2025 1526.3729103346136 0.19 5.22
Aug 2025 1528.338418816764 0.13 4.74
Sep 2025 1533.2104187549635 0.32 4.93
Oct 2025 1539.7423575397374 0.43 5.05
Nov 2025 1544.023147780805 0.28 4.84
Dec 2025 1543.945013503195 0.00 4.12
Jan 2026 1542.5421646762002 -0.09 3.31
Feb 2026 1542.953332331217 0.03 2.80