Columbia
Strong positive trajectory, durable growth indicators. Population +6.4% since 2020 across 136k residents.
Columbia scores 76 / 100 — drifting upward over the last 90 days (+2.9 pts) and +2.1 pts over 12 months.
- 01Lift comes mainly from permit activity, business opening velocity, and coffee density change — together they add 15.3 points above neutral.
Score attribution
Each signal pushes the score above or below the neutral 50 baseline. Bars sum to 76 − 50 = +26 points.
Signal deep-dive
For each input: current value, trend vs. prior period, and the specific events behind the move.
24-month Heat Score history
Composite score recomputed monthly from the same 7 inputs.
How this score is computed
Weighted average of seven 0–100 normalized signals. Each signal is normalized against the city cohort, then combined with the weights below.
Comparable cities
Closest signal profile across the same 7 inputs.
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