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Columbus Real Estate Market

The Columbus, NE housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Columbus report in a click.

Median listing price
$322,250
▼ 0.4% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$213
1,543 sq ft median
Median days on market
63
June 2026
Active listings
165
For sale now
New listings
64
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
14%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$278,400
▼ 2.3% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
99.8%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
29
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$337K$328K$318K$309K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Columbus NE · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$323K$289K$255K$221K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Columbus NE · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
165
New this month
64
Pending
56
Price-reduced
23

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Columbus, NE asks $322,250 — down 0.4% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 63 days to go under contract, and 14% of the 165 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Columbus, NE metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
38/100
#711 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-3.4%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
35
Value
74
Rental yield
29
Supply risk
97
Market heat
51

Columbus scores 38/100 on our composite Investor Score (#711 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 194% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.4% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Columbus ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,452/mo
−$165/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,618/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,790/mo
+$173/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $322,250 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
473
▲ 242.8% vs 2024
10.5 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-308
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$17.2M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Columbus market FAQs

What is the median home price in Columbus?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Columbus, NE is $322,250, down 0.4% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Columbus, NE metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Columbus?
The median property in Columbus spends 63 days on the market, with 165 homes actively listed and 14% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
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Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Columbus, NE metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.