Columbia City, OR 97018 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 75
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Home Value
$476,680
−1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
75
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
14.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
90 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
33%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$172
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 33% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 63% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+86% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (75/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.8% of list); 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $115k 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).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $172 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (48% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.5% to +6.8% (80% range; middle estimate −0.3%), chance of a rise 48%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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