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Columbia, MO
Missouri
Columbia is a large city in Missouri with a population of 127,200. Residents earn $64,488 per year, which is 14% below the national average.
3.6
/5.0
B+
Good
127,200
Population
1,883/sq mi density
$64,488
Median Income
$37,359 per capita
$268,300
Home Value
$314,972 Zillow
$1,067
Median Rent
31.4% income on rent
55°F
Avg Temperature
264 sunny days/yr
321
Violent Crime/100K
2,594 property/100K
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Overall
3.6 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$64,488 median income, 2.6% unemployment
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Affordability
4.3 / 5.0
$268,300 home value, $1,067/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
321 violent crimes/100K (16% below avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
56.5% bachelor's degree or higher
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Haunted Places
7
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
3
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Bigfoot Sightings
1
Eyewitness reports filed with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
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Haunted Places Near Columbia, MO
7 reported haunted locations found near Columbia, MO.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Columbia Cemetery | There are two parts to this cemetery on West River Rd. A new part and an old part, in the new, pretty much any time after dark, there is a little girl that will skip to a tombstone and then stop and kneel down at it and disappear. |
| Columbia College | St. Clair Hall - January 2007 Correction Formerly listed as Miller Hall - when the college was founded in the mid 1800's as a girl’s Christian school Miller was the main building and the students' dorm was in the attic. There was a fire in the dorm room and supposedly one of the girls died in her bed. The attic is now off limits to students behind a black steel door always kept locked and is used for storage. Janitorial staff and security have reported hearing a sound like a mewing cat or f... |
| St. Stephens College | Pillsbury/Roblee Dorm Hall - There are three women that will sing to you at night and tuck you in, they have been affectionately named, "The Blue Ladies." Many students residing in these dorms report hearing lullabies being sung. |
| St. Stephens College | Searcy Hall - A student gave birth to a child and then for unknown reasons, left it in a locker to die. Students have heard what sounds like a baby crying at night. |
| St. Stephens College | Senior Hall - A young lady watched her Confederate soldier lover that she was hiding be discovered and killed. She hung herself in the bell tower of her dorm and haunts it today, searching for her lost love. - May 2008 Correction: This is the story of Sarah, the ghost who mourns for her civil war deserter lover who was hanged. The bell tower she supposedly hung herself from wasn't even in existence at the time of her death, it was built much later. She hung herself from one of the rafters of ... |
| St. Stephens College | Tower Hall - Students were reported seeing themselves doing homework and chatting in the halls. - May 2008 Additional information: Probably the most violent haunted location on campus. The fifth floor is closed due to a fire that occurred there. The elevators and stairs are locked but one day just to see if the elevator would indeed not work some students tried to take it up to the fifth floor, and it worked. Once inside they began asking questions with their tape recorder going and they got ... |
| The Missouri Theater | This theater is haunted by the ghost of the former owner, who makes clanking noises and the curtains have been known to rise and fall without prompting. |