Columbus, NY housing market
No new homes were permitted in 2007.
Home values, sales, trends and how Columbus compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
No new homes permitted in 2007
No permits for new homes were issued in Columbus in 2007. The last year with any was 2005 (9 new homes).
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $156,000 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $173,000 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $139,000 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $156,000 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $156,000 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $139,000 |
Columbus's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2007, so the 2007 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Columbus and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | — | $1,140 | — | $58,889 |
| Edmeston | — | $1,100 | — | $67,639 |
| Pittsfield | — | $1,070 | — | $66,917 |
| Brookfield | — | $1,260 | 5 | $69,205 |
| New Berlin | — | $1,060 | — | $62,159 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Columbus is $1,140 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Columbus pay a median of $1,500.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (13411, 13460, 13485; Chenango County, NY), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.