Columbia USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

COLUMBIA, SC

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    • USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

    Columbia's 35 lenders originated 105 USDA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $24,485,000, with an average USDA loan value of $233,190.

    Columbia USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Columbia averaged 6.67% for the week of 2025-05-09, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.468% for the same period.

    Columbia's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,405.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-05-02) was 6.3% and one month ago for the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.41%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.88%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-05-09, the average rate was 6.11%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Columbia USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

    The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Columbia level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 15 6.58% $7,721
    EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 11 6.22% $10,312
    First Palmetto Bank 8 6.09% $6,711
    VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 6 5.73% $7,861
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.18% $10,743
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 5 6.70% $6,849
    Ameris Bank 4 5.84% $7,361
    GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 4 6.97% $7,245
    FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 3 5.04% $6,485
    NEWREZ LLC 3 6.50% $7,933
    Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 3 6.29% $8,433
    SOUTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 3 6.42% $2,798
    First Heritage Mortgage, LLC 2 6.31% $8,351
    TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.69% $5,496
    Flagstar Bank, FSB 2 7.00% $6,480
    First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 2 6.25% $7,977
    RESOURCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.43% $7,136
    NFM, INC. 2 6.81% $8,469
    HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 2 6.50% $6,723
    CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 2 6.31% $6,654
    MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.25% $6,543
    MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.63% $4,278
    Victorian Finance, LLC 1 6.13% $6,283
    Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. 1 6.62% $6,633
    BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 7.63% $6,303
    DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANY 1 6.63% $7,075
    DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 1 4.88% $4,797
    FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $9,391
    GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 6.18% $6,166
    INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 5.88% $9,840
    LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 7.13% $4,465
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.63% $5,596
    SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP 1 6.13% $7,747
    UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.13% $6,624
    1ST SIGNATURE LENDING, LLC 1 6.50% $12,049

    The top Columbia USDA lender as defined by loan originations is GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, with 15 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,721, which is $2,591 lower than the next largest lender, EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC.

    The lowest fee Columbia USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY ($7,721), EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC ($10,312), .

    The lowest rate Columbia USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC (6.22%), GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY (6.58%), .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Columbia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
    2018-01-01 $199,000 (5.3%) $250,604 (6.1%) 0.74 3,404
    2018-02-01 $198,750 (8.9%) $252,681 (-4.3%) 0.72 3,362
    2018-03-01 $200,000 (8.4%) $261,067 (14.1%) 0.70 3,417
    2018-04-01 $212,000 (7.7%) $264,621 (7.0%) 0.72 3,469
    2018-05-01 $216,794 (8.7%) $271,925 (8.4%) 0.72 3,422
    2018-06-01 $225,000 (12.9%) $281,116 (11.9%) 0.75 3,436
    2018-07-01 $225,000 (12.8%) $281,029 (11.3%) 0.75 3,595
    2018-08-01 $224,200 (12.2%) $276,881 (8.9%) 0.75 3,536
    2018-09-01 $224,900 (13.0%) $275,872 (8.9%) 0.76 3,482
    2018-10-01 $222,181 (11.2%) $300,798 (18.9%) 0.75 3,471
    2018-11-01 $229,500 (14.9%) $277,963 (10.3%) 0.78 3,372
    2018-12-01 $232,995 (16.8%) $280,124 (12.0%) 0.80 3,179
    2019-01-01 $229,500 (15.3%) $273,572 (9.2%) 0.79 3,066
    2019-02-01 $228,578 (15.0%) $273,652 (8.3%) 0.77 3,097
    2019-03-01 $234,186 (17.1%) $281,294 (7.8%) 0.77 3,057
    2019-04-01 $239,900 (13.2%) $289,342 (9.3%) 0.76 3,014
    2019-05-01 $239,000 (10.2%) $290,168 (6.7%) 0.75 3,030
    2019-06-01 $239,000 (6.2%) $284,350 (1.2%) 0.75 3,086
    2019-07-01 $234,951 (4.4%) $281,816 (0.3%) 0.74 3,147
    2019-08-01 $232,200 (3.6%) $281,164 (1.6%) 0.74 3,151
    2019-09-01 $228,150 (1.5%) $280,127 (1.5%) 0.73 3,111
    2019-10-01 $227,900 (2.6%) $281,917 (-6.3%) 0.74 3,029
    2019-11-01 $228,366 (-0.5%) $282,633 (1.7%) 0.75 2,952
    2019-12-01 $227,625 (-2.3%) $282,334 (0.8%) 0.76 2,854
    2020-01-01 $228,968 (-0.2%) $280,604 (2.6%) 0.77 2,673
    2020-02-01 $234,000 (2.4%) $283,386 (3.6%) 0.77 2,565
    2020-03-01 $239,553 (2.3%) $291,886 (3.8%) 0.75 2,436
    2020-04-01 $243,527 (1.5%) $296,166 (2.4%) 0.76 2,466
    2020-05-01 $248,427 (3.9%) $303,001 (4.4%) 0.76 2,262
    2020-06-01 $249,900 (4.6%) $306,177 (7.7%) 0.74 1,958
    2020-07-01 $250,000 (6.4%) $310,580 (10.2%) 0.72 1,796
    2020-08-01 $253,950 (9.4%) $316,557 (12.6%) 0.73 1,675
    2020-09-01 $249,950 (9.6%) $308,246 (10.0%) 0.72 1,628
    2020-10-01 $245,000 (7.5%) $300,419 (6.6%) 0.70 1,601
    2020-11-01 $249,904 (9.4%) $306,915 (8.6%) 0.73 1,534
    2020-12-01 $250,086 (9.9%) $308,620 (9.3%) 0.74 1,388
    2021-01-01 $249,100 (8.8%) $310,895 (10.8%) 0.74 1,257
    2021-02-01 $252,590 (7.9%) $314,869 (11.1%) 0.74 1,094
    2021-03-01 $253,362 (5.8%) $322,672 (10.6%) 0.72 954
    2021-04-01 $264,354 (8.6%) $332,964 (12.4%) 0.72 859
    2021-05-01 $259,900 (4.6%) $328,439 (8.4%) 0.69 829
    2021-06-01 $254,950 (2.0%) $321,617 (5.0%) 0.67 885
    2021-07-01 $265,000 (6.0%) $327,948 (5.6%) 0.70 1,076
    2021-08-01 $273,250 (7.6%) $336,415 (6.3%) 0.73 1,204
    2021-09-01 $275,396 (10.2%) $341,193 (10.7%) 0.73 1,240
    2021-10-01 $281,343 (14.8%) $345,421 (15.0%) 0.75 1,284
    2021-11-01 $290,292 (16.2%) $351,911 (14.7%) 0.78 1,162
    2021-12-01 $297,201 (18.8%) $358,940 (16.3%) 0.81 1,108
    2022-01-01 $299,990 (20.4%) $361,473 (16.3%) 0.81 962
    2022-02-01 $302,030 (19.6%) $365,757 (16.2%) 0.79 867
    2022-03-01 $305,830 (20.7%) $360,274 (11.7%) 0.77 866
    2022-04-01 $306,066 (15.8%) $362,885 (9.0%) 0.73 856
    2022-05-01 $312,866 (20.4%) $379,351 (15.5%) 0.72 1,073
    2022-06-01 $317,300 (24.5%) $386,275 (20.1%) 0.71 1,193
    2022-07-01 $319,900 (20.7%) $388,474 (18.5%) 0.72 1,562
    2022-08-01 $319,300 (16.9%) $385,963 (14.7%) 0.74 1,663
    2022-09-01 $310,046 (12.6%) $379,162 (11.1%) 0.72 1,721
    2022-10-01 $306,356 (8.9%) $375,121 (8.6%) 0.72 1,790
    2022-11-01 $303,024 (4.4%) $370,054 (5.2%) 0.73 1,791
    2022-12-01 $299,000 (0.6%) $364,851 (1.7%) 0.74 1,677
    2023-01-01 $299,950 (0.0%) $358,491 (-0.8%) 0.74 1,558
    2023-02-01 $301,694 (-0.1%) $359,312 (-1.8%) 0.73 1,479
    2023-03-01 $304,725 (-0.4%) $366,898 (1.8%) 0.72 1,438
    2023-04-01 $315,000 (2.9%) $382,686 (5.5%) 0.73 1,391
    2023-05-01 $325,394 (4.0%) $390,560 (3.0%) 0.74 1,348
    2023-06-01 $337,000 (6.2%) $407,512 (5.5%) 0.76 1,418
    2023-07-01 $327,165 (2.3%) $393,687 (1.3%) 0.74 1,502
    2023-08-01 $320,000 (0.2%) $385,043 (-0.2%) 0.73 1,604
    2023-09-01 $310,000 (0.0%) $374,580 (-1.2%) 0.72 1,757
    2023-10-01 $304,345 (-0.7%) $373,618 (-0.4%) 0.72 1,859
    2023-11-01 $302,504 (-0.2%) $375,002 (1.3%) 0.72 1,959
    2023-12-01 $299,900 (0.3%) $368,034 (0.9%) 0.73 1,936
    2024-01-01 $299,620 (-0.1%) $394,792 (10.1%) 0.73 1,902
    2024-02-01 $300,000 (-0.6%) $376,824 (4.9%) 0.72 1,872
    2024-03-01 $300,000 (-1.6%) $384,100 (4.7%) 0.71 1,882
    2024-04-01 $307,791 (-2.3%) $391,681 (2.4%) 0.72 1,906
    2024-05-01 $312,819 (-3.9%) $406,098 (4.0%) 0.71 1,909
    2024-06-01 $314,900 (-6.6%) $403,878 (-0.9%) 0.72 2,029
    2024-07-01 $315,000 (-3.7%) $401,340 (1.9%) 0.72 2,181
    2024-08-01 $312,000 (-2.5%) $394,532 (2.5%) 0.73 2,294
    2024-09-01 $309,923 (0.0%) $392,366 (4.8%) 0.73 2,337
    2024-10-01 $308,181 (1.3%) $389,072 (4.1%) 0.73 2,324
    2024-11-01 $305,803 (1.1%) $386,981 (3.2%) 0.73 2,449
    2024-12-01 $302,755 (1.0%) $379,533 (3.1%) 0.75 2,321
    2025-01-01 $305,950 (2.1%) $382,851 (-3.0%) 0.76 2,203
    2025-02-01 $301,633 (0.5%) $393,024 (4.3%) 0.73 2,200
    2025-03-01 $307,500 (2.5%) $409,163 (6.5%) 0.72 2,193
    2025-04-01 $316,970 (3.0%) $420,857 (7.5%) 0.74 2,286
    Columbia's median listing price for 2025-04-01 was $316,970, a difference of $9,179 (3.0%) versus the prior year and $9,470 versus the prior month.

    Columbia's median listing price comes in at 74% of the national average.

    Columbia's average listing price for 2025-04-01 was $420,857, a difference of $29,176 (7.5%) versus the prior year and $11,694 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-04-01 period, Columbia had 2,286 MLS listings, a difference of 93 listings (4%) versus the prior month and 380 listings (20%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Columbia (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 75 days 2,153 sqft
    2018-02-01 68 days 2,158 sqft
    2018-03-01 55 days 2,205 sqft
    2018-04-01 52 days 2,238 sqft
    2018-05-01 52 days 2,245 sqft
    2018-06-01 52 days 2,278 sqft
    2018-07-01 54 days 2,274 sqft
    2018-08-01 58 days 2,248 sqft
    2018-09-01 63 days 2,231 sqft
    2018-10-01 67 days 2,225 sqft
    2018-11-01 72 days 2,254 sqft
    2018-12-01 77 days 2,266 sqft
    2019-01-01 77 days 2,241 sqft
    2019-02-01 65 days 2,232 sqft
    2019-03-01 56 days 2,249 sqft
    2019-04-01 53 days 2,263 sqft
    2019-05-01 53 days 2,246 sqft
    2019-06-01 52 days 2,255 sqft
    2019-07-01 50 days 2,241 sqft
    2019-08-01 51 days 2,228 sqft
    2019-09-01 54 days 2,224 sqft
    2019-10-01 56 days 2,228 sqft
    2019-11-01 60 days 2,218 sqft
    2019-12-01 69 days 2,204 sqft
    2020-01-01 71 days 2,199 sqft
    2020-02-01 60 days 2,225 sqft
    2020-03-01 49 days 2,242 sqft
    2020-04-01 46 days 2,251 sqft
    2020-05-01 57 days 2,250 sqft
    2020-06-01 50 days 2,252 sqft
    2020-07-01 44 days 2,249 sqft
    2020-08-01 39 days 2,248 sqft
    2020-09-01 38 days 2,238 sqft
    2020-10-01 37 days 2,196 sqft
    2020-11-01 42 days 2,211 sqft
    2020-12-01 46 days 2,206 sqft
    2021-01-01 43 days 2,143 sqft
    2021-02-01 32 days 2,076 sqft
    2021-03-01 22 days 2,045 sqft
    2021-04-01 18 days 2,060 sqft
    2021-05-01 16 days 2,024 sqft
    2021-06-01 15 days 1,992 sqft
    2021-07-01 17 days 2,020 sqft
    2021-08-01 22 days 2,051 sqft
    2021-09-01 26 days 2,079 sqft
    2021-10-01 29 days 2,126 sqft
    2021-11-01 32 days 2,170 sqft
    2021-12-01 38 days 2,196 sqft
    2022-01-01 43 days 2,166 sqft
    2022-02-01 23 days 2,070 sqft
    2022-03-01 19 days 2,016 sqft
    2022-04-01 17 days 2,000 sqft
    2022-05-01 17 days 2,003 sqft
    2022-06-01 23 days 2,075 sqft
    2022-07-01 24 days 2,133 sqft
    2022-08-01 36 days 2,172 sqft
    2022-09-01 38 days 2,148 sqft
    2022-10-01 44 days 2,170 sqft
    2022-11-01 51 days 2,171 sqft
    2022-12-01 58 days 2,153 sqft
    2023-01-01 52 days 2,166 sqft
    2023-02-01 41 days 2,178 sqft
    2023-03-01 36 days 2,175 sqft
    2023-04-01 35 days 2,205 sqft
    2023-05-01 33 days 2,229 sqft
    2023-06-01 34 days 2,246 sqft
    2023-07-01 35 days 2,193 sqft
    2023-08-01 35 days 2,165 sqft
    2023-09-01 38 days 2,092 sqft
    2023-10-01 41 days 2,075 sqft
    2023-11-01 42 days 2,051 sqft
    2023-12-01 48 days 2,000 sqft
    2024-01-01 51 days 2,000 sqft
    2024-02-01 43 days 2,026 sqft
    2024-03-01 42 days 2,032 sqft
    2024-04-01 38 days 2,030 sqft
    2024-05-01 38 days 2,050 sqft
    2024-06-01 39 days 2,043 sqft
    2024-07-01 41 days 2,045 sqft
    2024-08-01 45 days 2,025 sqft
    2024-09-01 50 days 2,009 sqft
    2024-10-01 51 days 2,000 sqft
    2024-11-01 51 days 1,992 sqft
    2024-12-01 53 days 1,966 sqft
    2025-01-01 56 days 1,976 sqft
    2025-02-01 50 days 1,970 sqft
    2025-03-01 43 days 1,992 sqft
    2025-04-01 39 days 2,013 sqft
    Columbia's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-04-01 was 39 days. This is 3% longer than the same period one year ago.

    Columbia's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-04-01 period was 2,013 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,030 sqft.