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How competitive is the Columbus housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 29/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.36
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.4%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 67
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 26.5%
- YoY of active listings
Columbus is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 29/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.36 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +38.5% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 67. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 26.5% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 29/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.36 · Inventory YoY: +38.5% · Median days on market: 67 · Sellers cutting price: 26.5% · Median listing price: $322,250 (-0.4% YoY)
Columbus snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $322K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 165
- YoY +0.3%
- Median DOM
- 63
- YoY +0.3%
- Pending ratio
- 0.34
- YoY +0.2%
- Price-reduced
- 14.2%
- YoY -0.1%