Columbus, Ohio housing market: home prices and forecast
Columbus, Ohio home prices: in September 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical home at $243,122, which is −1.1% compared with a year earlier and −1.7% under the peak of $247,384 reached in March 2025.
- Value of the typical home
- $243,122September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −1.1%. Compared with September 2025.
Columbus, Ohio home prices since 2000
Columbus, Ohio appears as the steel line, and the United States as the grey line. Over the months since January 2000, a typical Columbus, Ohio home moved from $93,736 up to $243,122, ×2.59, compared with ×2.99 for the US. Prices peaked during the boom in September 2006 at $118,277, then reached a low in December 2012 at $88,238, −25.4%.
Columbus, Ohio median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026 the latest month is used.
| Year | Columbus, Ohio | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $95,146 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $99,117 | +4.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $103,200 | +4.1% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $107,896 | +4.5% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $111,676 | +3.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $115,635 | +3.5% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $117,736 | +1.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $116,376 | −1.2% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $112,757 | −3.1% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $107,074 | −5.0% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $103,869 | −3.0% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $95,741 | −7.8% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $89,793 | −6.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $92,292 | +2.8% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $99,643 | +8.0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $106,304 | +6.7% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $116,085 | +9.2% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $127,942 | +10.2% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $140,544 | +9.8% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $153,054 | +8.9% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $168,528 | +10.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $195,215 | +15.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $221,521 | +13.5% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $230,791 | +4.2% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $242,677 | +5.1% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $246,170 | +1.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $243,122 | −1.1% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Columbus, Ohio in any year is worth now
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages the twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Housing market forecast for Columbus, Ohio
For the Columbus, OH metro, Zillow's forecast is +2.1% over 12 months from September 2026, with +1.0% over the next three months. With Columbus, Ohio's typical value at $243,122, that would put the figure near $248,200 a year on.
What you see here restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; this site does not publish any forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has usually landed several percentage points away from the change that actually happened, in both directions. Nothing here is investment advice.
One table lists the forecast for every metro: housing market forecast.
Crash risk score for the Columbus, Ohio housing market
50 of 100, on the higher side
Using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls, the score ranks Columbus, Ohio among 292 cities. Every input gets a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows conditions as they are today; no crash prediction is offered.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +12.1% | 62 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | +17.1% | 75 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 13.8 | 17 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.6 | 17 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −1.1% | 79 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How each input is scored: methodology. Every one of the 292 cities ranked: crash risk by city.
Columbus, Ohio inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Columbus, OH metro listed 4,913 homes for sale, +13.8% more than a year earlier and +12.1% more than in the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 48 days (+17.1% against 2019), while 28.8% of listings came down in price.
| Columbus, OH metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 4,913 | +13.8% |
| New listings | 2,504 | |
| Median days on market | 48 | +5.6% |
| Median list price | $374,950 | 0% |
| Share with a price cut | 28.8% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Living costs in Columbus, Ohio
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts a typical asking rent in Columbus, Ohio at $1,471 a month, +2.7% on a year. Paying that rent for 13.8 years equals the cost of the typical home. Median household income stands at $67,084 (Census ACS 2024), which makes the typical home 3.6 times a year's income. According to BEA, prices in the metro stand at 95.5 next to a US average of 100, while housing costs reach 87.9.
The salary needed to move to Columbus, Ohio, along with rent and prices: Columbus cost of living.
More housing markets in Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio $115,810
- $245,743 for Cincinnati
- $131,766 for Toledo
- $138,865 for Akron
- $137,939 for Dayton
Across the whole state: Ohio housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point on the chart comes from the Zillow Home Value Index for Columbus, Ohio: the value, in dollars of the month, of a typical home in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The hollow dot shows the month chosen on the slider, while the terracotta dot marks the most recent month. These figures do not account for inflation. An index tracks the typical home rather than one particular house. To find a single home's value, use its own sale price together with the card above it, or with the home appreciation calculator.