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| About Columbia, Missouri... |
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| Columbia, a college community of 85,000, is the heartland at its best. Located within easy reach of the lakes and rivers of the Ozark foothills, Columbia is 120 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis. |
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| For sports enthusiasts, MU offers Big 12 Conference games. University employees can access a golf course, tennis courts, and swimming pools, all located near the hospital. And the city of Columbia provides youth and adult leagues year-round in a wide range of sports. |
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The Columbia School District has been selected as a model district by a National Governors Conference panel. The district has 18 elementary, three junior high and three senior high schools; Columbia schools have earned an AAA rating, the highest in Missouri.
There are 3,000 acres of state park land in mid-Missouri, plus great places to hunt and fish. Columbia offers easy access to the Katy Trail, a hiking and biking trail that stretches across Missouri.
Abundant, affordable housing, low cost of living, a stable economy, and a low |
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| crime rate make Columbia an attractive place to live. |
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