Columbus - OH housing market
The Columbus metro has a typical home value of $330,327, up 1.4% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 11 days on market, a strong seller's market. 34% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Columbus housing market, October 2026
The typical Columbus home is worth $330,327 as of August 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.2% over three months, and up 1.4% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $322,001 to $330,327.
Homes are going pending in about 11 days, slower than the 5 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 6,726 homes for sale, 9% more than a year ago. 33.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.3% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,522 a month, up 2.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 18.1.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($66,065), the typical Columbus home costs about $2,243 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $96,100 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 ($330,327) 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 1.4% over the past year. In Columbus - OH, that means a home worth $325,766 last year is now worth roughly $330,327.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $303,858. Homes are selling at 99.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Columbus - OH sit on the market for roughly 11 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 33.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 2,674 new listings hit the market each month in Columbus - OH. There are currently 6,726 homes for sale, up 9.4% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Columbus - OH is $1,521, up 2.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 18.1x, toss-up (#78 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,830 a month in principal and interest, $309 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.62% 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 | $308,426 | +2.4% | 9.0d |
| Cleveland - OH | $253,678 | +3.9% | 10.0d |
| Akron - OH | $242,459 | +4.2% | 9.0d |
| Toledo - OH | $205,237 | +3.3% | 8.0d |
| Youngstown - OH | $177,110 | +5.4% | 19.0d |
| Canton - OH | $219,938 | +4.5% | 11.0d |