Columbus, OH · 21 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Columbus, OH: the market leans toward buyers.
Conditions easing in buyers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 21 scored ZIPs in Columbus, OH. Typical home value $257K, −1.3% over 12 months on average; listings take 49 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Columbus, OH21 scored ZIPs
Leaning buyer−32
Typical value$257K−1.3% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market49 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut41%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$1,403/mo+3.1% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings1,557Across 21 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list99.0%34% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore52of 100
Average of 21 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability46
Growth49
Risk59
Momentum52
Livability71
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
21 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43204Columbus | Buyer's market −42 | 57 | $199K | −1.9% |
| 43207Columbus | Leaning buyer −35 | 57 | $204K | −1.2% |
| 43206Columbus | Buyer's market −47 | 56 | $277K | −2.0% |
| 43219Columbus | Leaning buyer −32 | 56 | $191K | −0.1% |
| 43240Columbus | Balanced +4 | 56 | $324K | +1.9% |
| 43223Columbus | Buyer's market −44 | 55 | $168K | −2.1% |
| 43211Columbus | Buyer's market −47 | 54 | $139K | −2.6% |
| 43228Columbus | Leaning buyer −33 | 54 | $223K | −2.1% |
| 43235Columbus | Leaning buyer −25 | 54 | $347K | +0.8% |
| 43215Columbus | Buyer's market −50 | 53 | $331K | −3.7% |
| 43222ColumbusFewer than 5,000 residents | Buyer's market −43 | 53 | $170K | −2.4% |
| 43224Columbus | Leaning buyer −30 | 51 | $199K | −1.1% |
| 43227Columbus | Leaning buyer −34 | 51 | $197K | −2.8% |
| 43214Columbus | Leaning buyer −12 | 50 | $406K | +1.9% |
| 43232Columbus | Leaning buyer −32 | 50 | $219K | −0.9% |
| 43203Columbus | Buyer's market −53 | 47 | $236K | −6.1% |
| 43205Columbus | Buyer's market −51 | 47 | $274K | −4.9% |
| 43212Columbus | Leaning buyer −20 | 47 | $443K | +1.1% |
| 43201Columbus | Buyer's market −54 | 46 | $364K | −3.1% |
| 43202Columbus | Leaning buyer −24 | 46 | $326K | −4.4% |
| 43229Columbus | Balanced −7 | 46 | $275K | +1.2% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about Columbus.
Typical home values in Columbus fell by an average of 1.3% over the year to August 2026, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In Columbus, the average typical home value stood at $257K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Over the year to August 2026, Columbus posted the 2nd-largest average drop in typical home values among the 19 Ohio cities we cover, weighted by population (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
A city's rank compares its average with those of the other cities in its state that have at least three scored ZIP codes, the cities with a page on HavenScore.
In September 2026, Columbus sat in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −32, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
In Columbus, the ZIP-level median time on market averaged 49 days in September 2026, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In Columbus, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 41% in September 2026, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
In September 2026, Realtor.com counted 1,557 active listings across the 21 ZIPs in Columbus that report listings.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 21 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about Columbus
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Columbus a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Columbus sits in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −32 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Columbus?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Columbus had fallen by an average of 1.3% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Columbus?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Columbus averaged 49 days, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Columbus?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Columbus was $257K, weighted by population across its 21 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Nearby cities
The nearest cities in Ohio with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
- Woodstock32 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Springfield44 mi · 6 ZIPs
- Mansfield59 mi · 5 ZIPs
- Beavercreek60 mi · 4 ZIPs
- Kettering64 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Dayton66 mi · 9 ZIPs
More cities in Ohio
- Cincinnati31 ZIPs
- Cleveland15 ZIPs
- Toledo15 ZIPs
- Akron13 ZIPs
- Canton11 ZIPs
- Youngstown8 ZIPs
- Euclid3 ZIPs
- Hamilton3 ZIPs
- Lima3 ZIPs
- Lorain3 ZIPs
- Oakwood3 ZIPs
- Warren3 ZIPs
Distance is straight-line, between the average position of each city’s scored ZIPs. All 19 cities in Ohio →
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.