Market Intelligence Columbia, SC
Comp-rich · 28 tracked
Self-storage market in Columbia, SC — July 2026
Based on the 28 facilities we track in Columbia — a sample of Columbia’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Soft
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
11%
Median rate by size
5×5
$37/mo
~24% below US ($49/mo)
typical $26/mo–$65/mo
5×10
$54/mo
~17% below US ($65/mo)
typical $41/mo–$72/mo
10×10
$89/mo
~6% below US ($95/mo)
typical $67/mo–$131/mo
10×20
$140/mo
~2% above US ($137/mo)
typical $111/mo–$188/mo
The bigger picture
Columbia, SC — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~79% of US metros — about 20.2 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Columbia, SC looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 840K residents and 334K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~6% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~47,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$66,146
Median gross rent
$1,145/mo
Renter share
69%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Columbia, SC, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 28 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.