Columbus, OH investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Columbus, OH metropolitan area recorded 2,622 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 20,921 sales (13% of sales) across 564,910 single-family homes in 10 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 4% year over year (2,533 prior). Ranked #245 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Franklin County at 0.6 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Columbus, OHmetro area · Ohio

🔥 #245 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

2,622

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+4%

2,533 → 2,622 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

13%

2,622 of 20,921 recorded sales

Turnover

3.7%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

564,910

Where inside Columbus? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Franklin County1,827 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 299,857 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
8	43211	Franklin County	184	2.3	43%	5.5%
15	43201	Franklin County	58	1.8	34%	5.3%
18	43222	Franklin County	18	1.7	33%	5.3%
21	43203	Franklin County	25	1.6	38%	4.4%
32	43204	Franklin County	159	1.4	27%	5.2%
37	43223	Franklin County	95	1.3	28%	4.9%
44	43206	Franklin County	80	1.1	20%	5.8%
52	43219	Franklin County	80	1.1	29%	3.7%
60	43207	Franklin County	150	1.0	23%	4.5%
61	43205	Franklin County	28	1.0	22%	4.5%

Hocking County66 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 21% of sales · 12,763 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
139	43138	Hocking County	31	0.5	18%	2.6%

Licking County251 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 51,230 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
41	43031	Licking County	59	1.2	33%	3.8%
123	43055	Licking County	99	0.5	14%	3.5%
160	43062	Licking County	43	0.4	13%	3.3%

Fairfield County170 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 55,882 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
164	43110	Fairfield County	39	0.4	9%	4.3%
177	43130	Fairfield County	69	0.4	11%	3.4%
288	43147	Fairfield County	22	0.2	5%	3.0%

Union County42 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 14,113 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
212	43040	Union County	31	0.3	8%	3.8%

Pickaway County49 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 17,011 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
187	43113	Pickaway County	25	0.4	11%	3.3%

Delaware County128 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 64,720 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
219	43035	Delaware County	25	0.3	10%	3.0%
222	43015	Delaware County	56	0.3	8%	3.7%
284	43065	Delaware County	23	0.2	5%	3.5%

Perry County25 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 12,919 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Perry County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Madison County33 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 17,270 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Madison County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Morrow County31 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 19,145 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
256	44833	Morrow County	16	0.2	9%	2.8%

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