COLUMBIA, MO ..... please HELP!

[jrhartwick]

[quote=teachcal;338118]The posters have good comments, EXCEPT that housing here is extremely inexpensive compared to the nation.

I live in SW Columbia in a top neighborhood (Woodrail). My house is 4000 sq. ft. on 1.5 acres. We paid $245,000 for a recently remodled home. Enough said.

Hi Theresa,

Just keep in mind that the houses have appreciated since you purchased it several years ago. It is a very nice neighborhood but you probably won't find a house similar to yours for that price now.

Jenn

[ptice69]

Sorry people. Columbia - yuck. Run while you still can.

[aragx6]

I wanted to note what one poster said about Rockbridge and drugs. I never knew anyone that went to Hickman, but when I was a junior in college at Mizzou I knew a couple of seniors at Rockbridge (they worked with a friend of mine). I was SHOCKED by the kind of drugs they did. I am no saint, and I've done my fair share of illegal substances, but these 17 year old kids were doing drugs I'd never heard of - and lots of them. These were not the "bad" kids either -honors students - a couple of whom graduated early.

Obviously i can't say this is indicative of everyone there, but I wanted to share how shocked I was. When I was in High School in St. Charles, MO back in 1999-2003, there were drugs yes. Mostly pot, some X (it was all the rage at the time if anyone remembers those commercials) and by late in High School some coke. My point being - if I was shocked - then it must have been pretty bad. these kids had a bad influence on some of my college friends!

[hc7612]

HI,
I have lived in Columbia and my family still resides there. It is not the worst place to live, but not the best. Can it get anymore gray than that? The Highlands and most of SW Columbia is considered the "nicer" areas of town. However, there has been incredible development North of the City, which seems decent. There is every restaurant you could wish for and alot of shopping. Columbia has always had a very low unemployment rate do the the University and colleges and so many Hospitals. Columbia is definitely the "Big City" to most of the small towns around it. Hope that helps.