Columbus 43205

Franklin County, OH · 11,462 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

48affordability /100

Buyer leverage is buyer advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
31.4%
stretched
Days on market
60
daily
Price cuts
26.8%
of active
Valuation
-23%
vs assessor
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38
/100
weak
cooling · buyer advantage · prices easing year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

52/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 85d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 43205. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 31.4% of median income. Median days on market: 85. Renting is approximately 28% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 15.3).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage. Prices down 5.2% YoY.

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Median price
$280,732
▾ 5.2% YoY
Days on market
60
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,534
ZORI
Investor score
58/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
106
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-23.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$216,300
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+77.2%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Franklin+77.2%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$170
Price-to-income5.2×

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How 43205 ranks in OH
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Affordability, supply & momentum

18SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply27.3 mo
Days on Market60d
Inv vs History+4.7%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %26.8%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply27.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,534
Price-to-rent15.3
Est. cap rate4.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score14
Bike score

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Franklin County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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