About Columbia
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Let Alley A Realty help you find the ideal retail, restaurant, office, artist studio or loft apartment to lease downtown. Here are just a few reasons why Columbia is a great place to live, work, play and create:
- Collegetown, U.S.A.: Home to three colleges, including the University of Missouri, Columbia College and Stephens College
- Population: 100,000+ in the city. Columbia is also the hub of a 10-county retail trade area serving 300,000+.
- Student population: 32,000
- Cultural entertainment: the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, the Ragtag Theater and the Blue Note
- Festivals: the True/False Film Festival, Roots N Blues N BBQ, Citizen Jane Film Festival
- Discover the District: Shops, restaurants, businesses, and more than 5,900 parking spaces
- Eat: Check out local favorites like Ernie’s, Shakespeare’s Pizza, Booche’s and 75 other restaurants all downtown
- Live here: Ranked as high as the second-best place to live in the U.S. by Money Magazine's annual list and is regularly in the magazine's top 100. Columbia also has been named #16 in the nation for "Young and Ambitious" college grads by Creative Class author Richard Florida.
- Recreation: MKT Trail, Flat Branch Park, Peace Park
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