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Columbus OH Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are cooling.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in September 2026, for Columbus on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Job growth has cooled (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
−0.1%
▼ Cooling, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,395 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.0% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +8.4% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,359/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · ColumbusNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 1 week ago. softer neutral firmer
Columbus Council Backs Tax Deal for $23M Fairington Senior Housing OverhaulHousing Forward Columbus – Connecting the People Who Advance Affordable HousingOpen house set to unveil Columbus zoning changes for housingView all 8 Columbus news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs−0.1%
Migration 2025+1.3/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+25%
Vacancy 20244.4%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,288/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,359 · own $2,647
$1,359RENT
$2,647OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+1.3/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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