Columbia, Tennessee

Home loans and renovation financing in Columbia, Tennessee

Columbia is the Maury County seat, with more character in its housing than the newer suburbs to the north. About a third of its homes were built before 1970, duplexes to fourplexes make up one of the biggest shares on our Tennessee pages, and the city is adding thousands of new homes. Here's how we finance a first purchase, a flip or a small rental here.

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Columbia at a glance

Older homes, more two-to-four unit buildings and a bigger renter share than Tennessee as a whole.

Measure	Columbia	Tennessee
Population, July 2025	About 50,100	About 7,315,000
Change since 2020	Up about 20 percent	Up about 6 percent
Homes built before 1970	About 34 percent	About 27 percent
Median year built	1981	1987
Homes in 2-4 unit buildings	About 11 percent	About 6 percent
Homes built 2010 or later	About 22 percent	About 15 percent
Owner-occupied homes	About 63 percent	About 67 percent
Median home value (owner estimate)	About $309,000	About $287,000

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (opens in a new tab) (housing figures; estimates with margins of error) and Vintage 2025 population estimates (opens in a new tab) (July 1, 2025, compared with the April 2020 base). Accessed Oct. 20, 2026.

Where the opportunity is: Columbia has the oldest median build year on our Tennessee pages and nearly twice the state's share of duplexes to fourplexes. That gives renovators and small-rental investors more to work with than in the Williamson County towns, and you can test a duplex against its rent with our DSCR calculator, while about one home in five has gone up since 2010.

A city that's still building

Columbia's population rose by about a fifth between April 2020 and July 2025, to about 50,100, and roughly 22 percent of its homes were built in 2010 or later. At the same time, close to a quarter of its homes date to before 1960, so new subdivisions and the older core sit side by side in one city.

For buyers, that means a choice between an older in-town home with character and a brand-new house on the city's growing edge. For investors and builders, it means room for infill and spec homes, new-build rentals, and renovations of older in-town houses.

Two ways into Columbia housing

The older side of town. About a third of Columbia homes went up before 1970, and nearly a quarter before 1960. Those houses, plus the city's large share of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, are where renovators and small-rental investors tend to start. A flip loan funds the purchase and the update; a DSCR loan can take over when you decide to keep the property.

The newer side. At the same time, more than one Columbia home in five was built in 2010 or later. Buyers who want something new can use conventional, FHA or VA on a finished home, and builders can fund spec houses with a ground-up construction loan.

For investors: Columbia

Business-purpose loans for investment property only. Not for personal, family or household use. Subject to approval. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Fix and flip

Columbia's older in-town houses are the raw material for a flip: purchase money plus a rehab budget released in stages.

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Duplexes to fourplexes

Roughly one home in nine here is in a two-to-four unit building, one of the biggest shares on our Tennessee pages. Hold one on a DSCR loan.

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DSCR rental loans

Single-family rentals, older or new, qualified mainly on the property's rent.

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Bridge loans

Interim financing to pick up a Columbia property, fix it up or fill it, and then move to a rental loan or a sale.

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Ground-up construction

Spec houses and infill builds in a city where about one home in five dates to 2010 or later, paid out as each phase wraps up.

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5+ unit and mixed-use

Apartment buildings and shops with homes above, business-purpose only, on select programs.

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Home loans for Columbia buyers

Home loans are offered only in states where Iron Hill Mortgage is licensed. Check our licensing page or NMLS Consumer Access for where we're licensed. Iron Hill Mortgage is a private company. We are not a government agency, and we are not endorsed by HUD, the FHA or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

FHA loans

Insured by the FHA. A popular first-home choice in a city with values well below the Williamson County suburbs to the north.

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Conventional loans

Works on an older house near the center of town or a brand-new one on the edge, and we'll price it next to FHA.

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VA loans

Guaranteed in part by VA. Veterans and service members who qualify can put VA toward a Columbia resale or a new build.

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Non-QM and bank statement

Self-employed in Maury County? Qualify with business or personal bank statements in place of tax returns.

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What to send us for a Columbia deal

Flipping an older home? The address, your purchase price and your rehab budget, and we'll size the loan and the draws.
Buying a duplex to hold? The current rents for each unit, so we can run the numbers on a DSCR loan.
Building inside the city? The lot, your plans and a budget for a business-purpose construction loan.
Buying a home to live in? Your rough budget and savings, and we'll put FHA, VA and conventional side by side.

Common questions

Can I finance an older Columbia home I plan to renovate and resell?

Yes, if you're buying it as an investment and not as your home. A fix-and-flip loan is business-purpose financing for both halves of the project, the house and the renovation, with the renovation money released in stages. Send us the address and your scope of work, and we'll map the draw schedule with you.

Can I buy a duplex in Columbia as a rental?

Yes. Columbia has nearly twice the state's share of duplexes to fourplexes, and as a rental a duplex fits a business-purpose DSCR loan sized mainly on the combined rent of both units. If you plan to live in one side, it's a home loan instead, and FHA, VA and conventional each handle that a little differently.

Is there new construction in Columbia?

Yes. About 22 percent of Columbia homes were built in 2010 or later, alongside an older core where about a third of homes predate 1970. For builders, a ground-up construction loan can fund spec and infill homes in draws.

Is FHA a fit for a first home in Columbia?

Often, yes. Columbia's median home value is among the lowest on our Tennessee pages, and FHA's flexible credit guidelines make it a natural one to compare with conventional on a first purchase here. We'll run both side by side for you.

Do you finance new-build rentals around Columbia?

Yes. A newly built home bought as an investment fits a business-purpose DSCR loan, sized mainly on its expected market rent. Builders can also use a construction loan for the build and then refinance into a rental loan.