Columbus - OH housing market
The Columbus metro has a typical home value of $326,910, up 1.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 14 days on market, a strong seller's market. 35% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Columbus housing market, October 2026
The typical Columbus home is worth $326,910 as of September 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.4% over three months, and up 1.3% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $318,765 to $326,910.
Homes are going pending in about 14 days, slower than the 6 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 6,782 homes for sale, 9% more than a year ago. 34.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.5% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,525 a month, up 3.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.9.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($65,382), the typical Columbus home costs about $2,219 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $95,100 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 ($326,910) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Columbus - OH 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 1.3% over the past year. In Columbus - OH, that means a home worth $322,715 last year is now worth roughly $326,910.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $302,174. Homes are selling at 99.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Columbus - OH sit on the market for roughly 14 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 34.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 2,470 new listings hit the market each month in Columbus - OH. There are currently 6,782 homes for sale, up 8.7% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Columbus - OH is $1,525, up 3.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.9x, toss-up (#79 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,811 a month in principal and interest, $286 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.74% 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 OH
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - OH | $305,940 | +2.2% | 11.0d |
| Cleveland - OH | $250,001 | +3.9% | 13.0d |
| Akron - OH | $240,089 | +4.0% | 11.0d |
| Toledo - OH | $202,056 | +3.3% | 10.0d |
| Youngstown - OH | $175,230 | +4.8% | 23.0d |
| Canton - OH | $217,652 | +4.5% | 14.0d |