Columbus, OH 43227 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 61
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Home Value
$196,844
−2.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
61
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
46%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
33%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,542/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
113%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$110
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 113% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 66% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+43% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 46% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 33% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $238/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $110 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (57% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.3% to +8.0% (80% range; middle estimate +1.0%), chance of a rise 57%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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