Housing · Columbus

Columbus, NE housing market

Homes typically sell in 28 days, close to asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Columbus compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Columbus at a glance

Median sale price
$285K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
28
Nebraska: 27 days
Sale-to-list
100.1%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
24
in May · 67 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 2.8 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Next door

Columbus and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Columbus — — 28 $64,626
Columbus $271K +2.2% — $97,848
Affordability

3.3 years of income

The typical Columbus home costs about 3.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Nebraska (3.7 years).

How Columbus ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
66.1%
Nebraska: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$2,990
Nebraska: $3,549
Median rent
$892
Nebraska: $1,072
Typical home built
1972
Nebraska: 1975

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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