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Home values, rents and more in Columbus, OH

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$243,000
Metro: $327,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.1%
Metro: +1.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,471/mo
Metro: $1,525 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.9%
Metro: +3.1% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
914,802
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$66,082
Metro: $81,945 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Columbus, OH, shaded by typical home valueColumbus43064431464306243123430314311043162430214302643112431374311943125
  • Under $250k
  • $250k–$320k
  • $320k–$370k
  • $370k–$430k
  • $430k+
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ZIP codes around Columbus, OH, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Columbus is outlined.

How Columbus compares

The typical home in Columbus, OH is worth about $243,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Columbus are 26% below the typical value in the Columbus metro area ($327,000) and 34% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Columbus fell 1.1%, compared with +1.3% in the Columbus metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,471 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% below the Columbus metro area ($1,525) and 24% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $66,082, against $81,945 in the Columbus metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 914,802 people live in Columbus (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Columbus has the 16th-lowest typical home value of the 88 cities in the Columbus metro area and the 397th-highest of 879 in Ohio with Zillow figures.

Part of: Franklin County, OH · Columbus metro area · Ohio

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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