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  "submarket": {
    "slug": "columbia-md",
    "name": "Columbia",
    "state": "MD",
    "city": "COLUMBIA",
    "cbsa": "Baltimore-Columbia-Towson",
    "zip_codes": [
      "21044",
      "21045",
      "21046"
    ]
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  "report": {
    "yearmonth": "202604",
    "month_label": "April 2026",
    "first_published_at": "2026-04-19T15:15:02.640Z",
    "last_updated_at": "2026-06-02T12:46:09.120Z"
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        "median": 2666,
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        "median": 3098,
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      }
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    "single_family": {
      "1br": {
        "median": 1787,
        "low": 1742,
        "high": 1831,
        "mom_pct": 0.7066666666666666,
        "yoy_pct": 1.4
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      "2br": {
        "median": 2176,
        "low": 2134,
        "high": 2230,
        "mom_pct": 0.22999999999999998,
        "yoy_pct": 2.046666666666667
      },
      "3br": {
        "median": 3000,
        "low": 2910,
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      "4br": {
        "median": 3526,
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  "vacancy": 3.4879,
  "days_on_market": {
    "apartment": 38,
    "condo_townhome": 38,
    "single_family": 28
  },
  "ai_summary": [
    {
      "headline": "1BR apartments drop 8.8% YoY",
      "body": "In the Columbia (21044, 21045, 21046) rental market, 1-bedroom apartments recorded an 8.84% year-over-year decrease, bringing the median rent to $1,791 this April. The month-over-month decline was also pronounced at 5.93%, underscoring contracting rents for smaller apartment units in this submarket."
    },
    {
      "headline": "2BR condos outpace apartments by $192",
      "body": "Median rents in Columbia (21044, 21045, 21046) reached $2,257 for 2-bedroom condo/townhomes, leading 2BR apartments by $192. This segment also experienced a 3.12% month-over-month increase, whereas 2BR apartments saw 1.50% growth during the same period."
    },
    {
      "headline": "4BR single-family grows 4.2% YoY",
      "body": "The data indicate that Columbia (21044, 21045, 21046) rental trends favor 4-bedroom single-family homes, which climbed to $3,526 and delivered a 4.20% year-over-year gain. This annual rate outperforms 4BR apartments, which posted only 0.61% YoY growth, and 4BR condo/townhomes at 0.26% YoY."
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "canonical": [
      "As of April 2026, rental prices in Columbia, MD range from $1,787 to $3,526 per month depending on property type and bedroom count.",
      "The largest year-over-year change was a decrease of 8.84% for 1BR apartments in Columbia, MD.",
      "For 3-bedroom units, single-family homes command a median rent of $3,000, noticeably higher than both apartments at $2,666 and condos/townhomes at $2,852."
    ],
    "qa": [
      {
        "question": "What is the overall range of rental prices in Columbia, MD for April 2026?",
        "answer": "In April 2026, rental prices in Columbia, MD vary from $1,787 for a 1-bedroom single-family home up to $3,526 for a 4-bedroom single-family home."
      },
      {
        "question": "In Columbia, MD, which bedroom count sees one property type dramatically outpace the others in median rent?",
        "answer": "For 4-bedroom rentals in Columbia, MD, single-family homes have a median rent of $3,526, which is $428 more than apartments at $3,098 and $228 higher than condos/townhomes at $3,098."
      },
      {
        "question": "Which segment in Columbia, MD had the highest year-over-year rent growth, and is this growth seen broadly or in one bedroom type?",
        "answer": "The largest annual rent increase in Columbia, MD was for 4-bedroom single-family homes, which rose 4.20% year-over-year to $3,526. Other single-family sizes also saw growth ranging from 1.40% to 2.90%, indicating broad-based increases for this property type."
      },
      {
        "question": "What is the premium in rent between apartments and condos for the same bedroom count in Columbia, MD as of April 2026?",
        "answer": "Columbia, MD condos/townhomes command a premium over apartments for every bedroom count, with 2-bedroom condos renting for $2,257 versus $2,065 for apartments (a $192 difference), and 3-bedroom condos at $2,852 versus $2,666 for apartments (a $186 difference), as of April 2026."
      }
    ]
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  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
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