Columbus - GA housing market
The Columbus metro has a typical home value of $209,756, up 3.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 23 days on average, a balanced market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Columbus housing market, October 2026
The typical Columbus home is worth $209,756 as of September 2026, up 0.3% from the prior month, up 1.0% over three months, and up 3.8% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $198,846 to $209,756.
Homes are going pending in about 23 days, slower than the 17 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,186 homes for sale, 6% more than a year ago. 24.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 20.8% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,353 a month, up 5.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 12.9.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($41,951), the typical Columbus home costs about $1,424 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $61,000 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($209,756) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Columbus - GA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 3.8% over the past year. In Columbus - GA, that means a home worth $202,077 last year is now worth roughly $209,756.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $223,076. Homes are selling at 97.6% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Columbus - GA sit on the market for roughly 23 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 24.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 316 new listings hit the market each month in Columbus - GA. There are currently 1,186 homes for sale, up 6.2% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Columbus - GA is $1,353, up 5.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 12.9x, buying territory (#182 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,162 a month in principal and interest, $191 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 9.02% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in GA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta - GA | $375,898 | -1.5% | 46.0d |
| Augusta - GA | $250,497 | +2.9% | 36.0d |
| Savannah - GA | $340,186 | -2.7% | 40.0d |
| Macon - GA | $196,903 | +3.1% | 35.0d |