Quality of Life

Centrally located for access

• Columbia is 20 minutes from MSA and Tier 2 Shopping and nationally-ranked golf courses
• Variety of local options
• City living or homes with acreage
• 20 minutes to gated, golf and lakeside communities

• 45 minutes to large healthcare hub with nationally known specialists
  
• 90 minutes to teaching hospitals at Tulane University and Oschner’s in New Orleans and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
  
• Local 49 bed hospital with 6 ICU
  
• Clinic and hospital network
  
• Air Ambulance Service
  

• 2 (two) 4-year universities and 3 (three) 2-year community colleges within the 50-mile labor market area. These schools have an enrollment of more than 30,000 students with many programs for workforce preparation.
• Options! County, City, Private
• Strong community support
• Co-op Career and Tech School

• Columbia School District boasts a 94% graduation rate and Columbia High School was ranked as the 13th best high school in the State by U S News and World Report (2019).

• Regional Library
• Strong Arts Community
• Multiple Events & Festivals

• 90 minutes to Jackson- Triple A Baseball
  
• 90 minutes to Mississippi Gulf Coast – Beaches, Gaming, Golf
  
• 90 minutes to New Orleans- Professional Football/Basketball– Just New Orleans!
  
• Pearl River
  
• 2 State Park Recreational Lakes and Wildlife Refuge
  
• City and County Parks