Columbus 43206

Franklin County, OH · 20,523 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

62affordability /100

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

Payment burden
23.2%
affordable
Days on market
51
daily
Price cuts
26.2%
of active
Valuation
-18.9%
vs assessor
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62
/100
stable
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

33/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 59d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 43206. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 23.3% of median income. Median days on market: 59. Renting is approximately 13% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.6).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage. Prices down 2.7% YoY.

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Median price
$285,168
▾ 2.7% YoY
Days on market
51
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,746
ZORI
Investor score
71/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
179
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-18.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$231,300
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$219
Price-to-income3.8×

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How 43206 ranks in OH
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Affordability, supply & momentum

23SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply18.5 mo
Days on Market51d
Inv vs History+4.3%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %26.2%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply18.5
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,746
Price-to-rent13.6
Est. cap rate4.8%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score19
Transit score8
Bike score—

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Franklin County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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