Housing Market Update July 2022



Housing market update July 2022 Columbus, Ohio

For the Housing Market Update July 2022, it seems that whatever minor signs of a market slowdown all but disappeared in July, with strong price increases and shrinking supply almost across the board. All data comes from Columbus Realtors.

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in July 2022
1. New Albany: $1,001,000
2. New Albany Plain LSD: $836,500
3. German Village: $590,000
4. Powell: $582,500
5. Dublin: $557,000
6. Grandview Heights: $544,500
7. Bexley: $520,000
8. Worthington: $512,000
9. Dublin CSD: $510,000
10. Olentangy LSD: $500,000
11. Big Walnut LSD: $499,990
12. Upper Arlington CSD: $494,950
13. Granville LSD: $471,000
14. Buckeye Valley LSD: $460,000
15. Pickerington: $455,900
New Albany finally blew past the 1 million mark in July, almost 2x the next set of most expensive markets.

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in July 2022
1. Valleyview: $163,000
2. Hamilton LSD: $184,500
3. Newark CSD: $200,000
4. Circleville CSD: $205,000
5. Lancaster CSD: $219,000
6. Miami Trace LSD: $234,900
7. Groveport Madison LSD: $240,000
8. Columbus CSD: $246,000
9. Jefferson LSD: $253,500
10. South Western CSD: $260,500
11. London CSD: $264,000
12. Columbus: $275,000
13. Grove City: $288,000
14. Reynoldsburg CSD: $297,500
15. Northridge LSD: $300,000
Only 2 metro markets remain below $200,000.

Overall Market Median Sales Price in July: $317,880
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties. This price was slightly lower than in May.

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between July 2021 and July 2022
1. Miami Trace LSD: +60.9%
2. Obetz: +36.8%
3. New Albany: +31.3%
4. Newark CSD: +31.1%
5. Pickerington: +29.0%
6. Teays Valley LSD: +26.4%
7. New Albany Plain LSD: +25.8%
8. Powell: +25.3%
9. Delaware CSD: +23.9%
10. German Village: +23.8%
11. Circleville CSD: +23.1%
12. Worthington: +22.8%
13. Westerville: +21.9%
14. Jefferson LSD: +21.9%
15. Marysville CSD: +20.2%
16. Canal Winchester CSD: +19.1%

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between July 2021 and July 2022
1. Bexley: -15.4%
2. Short North: -13.0%
3. Northridge LSD: -9.5%
4. Hamilton LSD: -5.8%
5. Valleyview: -5.8%
6. Grove City: -2.3%
7. Sunbury: -0.6%
8. London CSD: +0.3%
9. Upper Arlington CSD: +0.5%
10. Buckeye Valley LSD: +2.2%
11. Columbus CSD: +4.75
12. Dublin: +5.1%
13. Downtown: +5.2%
14. Jonathan Alder LSD: +6.1%
15. South Western CSD: +6.3%
16. Beechwold/Clintonville: +6.5%
Downtown finally broke a string of negative months.

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change July 2022 vs. July 2021: +13.1%
Based on 53 metro market locations.

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in July 2022
1. Columbus: 1,278
2. Columbus CSD: 854
3. Olentangy LSD: 204
4. South Western CSD: 181
5. Dublin CSD: 159
6. Westerville CSD: 158
7. Hilliard CSD: 155
8. Pickerington LSD: 109
9. Gahanna Jefferson CSD: 100
10. Newark CSD: 79

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in July 2022
1. Valleyview: 0
2. Jefferson LSD: 3
3. Minerva Park: 6
4. Lithopolis: 6
5. Obetz: 6
6. Grandview Heights: 7
7. Northridge LSD: 9
8. Granville LSD: 9
9. Miami Trace LSD: 10
10. New Albany: 10
11. Jonathan Alder LSD: 13
12. Sunbury: 14
13. Germany Village: 15
14. Hamilton LSD: 16
15. Whitehall: 16

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in July 2022: +3,239
Overall Metro New Listings % Change July 2022 vs July 2021: -20.3%
New listings fell strongly in July versus a year prior as the familiar story of demand far outpacing supply continued in the metro area.



Top 10 Fastest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in July 2022
1. Lithopolis: 3
2. Minerva Park: 4
3. Circleville CSD: 5
4. Gahanna: 6
5. Obetz: 6
6. Sunbury: 6
7. Canal Winchester CSD: 7
8. Hilliard: 7
9. Jonathan Alder LSD: 7
10. Pickerington: 7
11. Big Walnut LSD: 8
12. Dublin: 8
13. Hamilton LSD: 8
14. Hilliard CSD: 8
15. Newark CSD: 8
16. Northridge LSD: 8
17. Reynoldsburg CSD: 8
18. Upper Arlington CSD: 8
19. Valleyview: 8
20. Whitehall: 8
21. Worthington CSD: 8
22. Granville LSD: 9
23. Jefferson LSD: 9
24. Pickerington LSD: 9
25. New Albany LSD: 9
26. Powell: 9
27. Delaware CSD: 10
28. Lancaster CSD: 10
29. South Western CSD: 10
30. Westerville CSD: 10
31. Worthington: 10
32. Blacklick: 11
33. Columbus: 11
34. Dublin CSD: 11
35. Gahanna Jefferson CSD: 11
36. London CSD: 11
37. New Albany: 11
38. Beechwold/Clintonville: 12
39. Groveport Madison LSD: 12
Most local markets continue to have very low selling spread between them.

Top 10 Slowest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in July 2022
1. Short North: 48
2. German Village: 39
3. Downtown: 37
4. Teays Valley LSD: 35
5. Miami Trace LSD: 30
6. Grandview Heights: 19
7. Grove City: 16
8. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 16
9. Marysville CSD: 15
10. Pataskala: 15
11. Buckeye Valley LSD: 14
12. Columbus CSD: 14
13. Olentangy LSD: 14
14. Bexley: 13
15. Westerville: 13

Top 10 Locations with the Greatest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale July 2022 vs. July 2021
1. Big Walnut LSD: -63.6%
2. New Albany LSD: -57.1%
3. Buckeye Valley LSD: -53.3%
4. Dublin: -46.7%
5. New Albany: -45.0%
6. Minerva Park: -42.9%
7. Northridge LSD: -42.9%
8. Granville LSD: -40.0%
9. Circleville CSD: -37.5%
10. Hamilton LSD: -33.3%
11. Pickerington: -30.0%

Top 10 Locations with the Lowest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale July 2022 vs. July 2021
1. Teays Valley LSD: +600.0%
2. Johnstown Monroe LSD: +433.3%
3. German Village: +387.5%
4. Short North: +269.2%
5. Obetz: +200.0%
6. Valleyview: +166.7%
7. Gahanna Jefferson CSD: +120.0%
8. Grove City: +100.0%
9. Reynoldsburg CSD: +100.0%
10. Westerville: +85.7%
11. Blacklick: +83.3%

Total # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale Across the Metro Overall: 16.2
Overall Metro Days on Market % Change July 2022 vs July 2021: +45.9%
Homes spent much longer on the market across the metro than they did the year before, but the pace was still relatively fast.



Housing Market Update May 2022




Local housing market update May 2022 Columbus, Ohio

In this latest edition of the Housing Market Update May 2022, we see that home prices continue to reach record levels in the metro area, and houses are selling faster than ever. With rising mortgage interest rates, will the region eventually see a slowdown?

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in May 2022
1. New Albany: $789,900
2. New Albany Plain LSD: $650,000
3. Big Walnut LSD: $572,127
4. Powell: $565,000
5. Upper Arlington CSD: $558,000
6. Dublin: $555,000
7. Grandview Heights: $545,000
8. Granville CSD: $530,000
9. Dublin CSD: $515,000
10. Olentangy LSD: $505,000
11. Buckeye Valley LSD: $495,000
12. Worthington: $481,000
13. German Village: $475,000
14. Bexley: $470,000
15. Pickerington: $444,000
16. Canal Winchester CSD: $430,000
Several suburbs now have median prices at or above half a million dollars, with several others not too far behind.

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in May 2022
1. Lancaster CSD: $175,000
2. Miami Trace LSD: $180,000
3. Newark CSD: $184,000
4. Circleville CSD: $187,500
5. Whitehall CSD: $205,000
6. Jefferson LSD: $220,000
7. London CSD: $227,450
8. Groveport Madison LSD: $243,000
9. Hamilton LSD: $256,700
10. Obetz: $256,700
11. Columbus CSD: $257,500
12. Columbus: $277,750
13. Reynoldsburg CSD: $280,500
14. Minerva Park: $291,500
15. South Western CSD: $295,450
On the opposite side of things, even some of the cheapest markets are approaching the $300K mark. Columbus itself remains *relatively* affordable in comparison to the market overall.

Overall Market Median Sales Price in May: $303,460
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties.

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between May 2021 and May 2022
1. Canal Winchester CSD: +65.4%
2. Big Walnut LSD: +50.4%
3. Whitehall: +48.6%
4. Northridge LSD: +42.6%
5. Groveport Madison LSD: +39.0%
6. Grandview Heights: +38.3%
7. Granville CSD: +31.7%
8. Gahanna: +27.6%
9. Teays Valley LSD: +26.4%
10. Pataskala: +26.3%
11. Pickerington: +25.1%
12. Downtown: +24.3%
13. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: +23.5%
14. Powell: +22.8%
15. Sunbury: +22.5%

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between May 2021 and May 2022
1. German Village: -24.6%
2. Miami Trace LSD: -19.3%
3. Obetz: -14.0%
4. Bexley: -5.5%
5. Delaware CSD: -4.7%
6. New Albany: -2.5%
7. Minerva Park: -2.2%
8. Lancaster CSD: -0.6%
9. Newark CSD: -0.1%
10. Jonathan Alder LSD: 0.0%
11. Short North: 0.5%
12. London CSD: +1.1%
13. Westerville: +2.4%
14. Circleville CSD: +3.0%
15. Beechwold/Clintonville: +3.5%
So far, the “Intel Effect” has yet to kick in in places like Newark and some Northeast Side communities. Only Johnstown is seeing a significant price increase. This may have to do with some of these places already being overvalued, especially New Albany.

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change May 2022 vs. May 2021: +14.5%
Based on 53 metro market locations.

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in May 2022
1. Columbus: 1,337
2. Columbus CSD: 898
3. Olentangy LSD: 214
4. South Western CSD: 210
5. Hilliard CSD: 162
6. Dublin CSD: 146
7. Westerville CSD: 139
8. Worthington CSD: 94
9. Dublin: 90
10. Lancaster CSD: 88

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in May 2022
1. Valleyview: 0
2. Lithopolis: 2
3. Minerva Park: 5
4. Obetz: 6
5. Jefferson LSD: 12
6. Northridge LSD: 14
7. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: 15
8. Miami Trace LSD: 18
9. Sunbury: 20
10. Granville CSD: 20
11. German Village: 21

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in May 2022: +3,362
Overall Metro New Listings % Change May 2022 vs May 2021: -3.1%
New listings fell in May year-over-year even though the late spring is often a time when more homes go onto the market. Franklin County had one of the largest declines in inventory, dropping about 6.9%.



Top 10 Fastest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in May 2022
1. Grandview Heights: 3
2. Canal Winchester CSD: 4
3. Hilliard: 4
4. Miami Trace LSD: 4
5. Minerva Park: 4
6. Westerville: 4
7. Westerville CSD: 4
8. German Village: 5
9. Hilliard CSD: 5
10. Marsyville CSD: 5
11. Powell: 5
12. Reynoldsburg CSD: 5
13. Sunbury: 5
14. Worthington: 5
15. Worthington CSD: 5
16. Bexley: 6
17. Dublin: 6
18. Groveport Madison LSD: 6
19. Jefferson LSD: 6
20. Pickerington: 6
21. Hamilton LSD: 7
22. Lancaster CSD: 7
23. Newark CSD: 7
24. Pickerington LSD: 7
25. Upper Arlington CSD: 7
26. Whitehall: 7
27. Beechwold/Clintonville: 8
28. Gahanna: 8
29. Delaware CSD: 9
30. South Western CSD: 9
31. Blacklick: 10
32. Columbus: 10
33. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: 10
34. Gahanna Jefferson LSD: 12
35. Dublin CSD: 13
36. Grove City: 13

The “Top 10” became the Top 36 just given that most of the local markets are selling so similarly quickly. There is relatively little spread between the fastest and slowest-selling markets, with some obvious exceptions.

Top 10 Slowest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in May 2022
1. Northridge LSD: 84
2. Downtown: 75
3. New Albany: 29
4. Buckeye Valley LSD: 28
5. Granville CSD: 27
6. Teays Valley LSD: 27
7. London CSD: 26
8. Short North: 25
9. Jonathan Alder LSD: 22
10. Big Walnut LSD: 20
11. New Albany LSD: 19
12. Obetz: 19
13. Pataskala: 19

Top 10 Locations with the Greatest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale May 2022 vs. May 2021
1. Bexley: -76.0%
2. Jefferson LSD: -73.9%
3. Lancaster CSD: -72.0%
4. Dublin: -68.4%
5. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: -64.3%
6. Grandview Heights: -62.5%
7. Reynoldsburg CSD: -58.3%
8. Short North: -51.0%
9. Hamilton LSD: -50.0%
10. Hilliard: -50.0%
11. Westerville: -50.0%
12. Hilliard CSD: -44.4%

Top 10 Locations with the Lowest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale May 2022 vs. May 2021
1. Northridge LSD: +1,300.0%
2. Jonathan Alder LSD: +633.3%
3. Valleyview: +400.0%
4. London CSD: +188.9%
5. New Albany: +141.7%
6. New Albany LSD: +111.1%
7. Downtown: +92.3%
8. Granville CSD: +80.0%
9. Circleville CSD: +77.8%
10. Teays Valley LSD: +68.8%

% Change for the # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale Across the Metro Overall: 15.6
Overall Metro Days on Market % Change May 2022 vs May 2021: -1.3%

Columbus Realtors offers monthly housing reports and other data back several years.