Leverage Board
Who has the negotiating edge, everywhere.
The complete board across every qualified Central Ohio market. Ranked by the Columbus Pulse : supply, pending pace, , and , on only.
Central Ohio leverage — rolling 4-week
How it’s scored →The Leverage Index runs −100 to +100: positive favors sellers, negative favors buyers, near zero is balanced. Plotted as the trailing 4-week average on complete weeks.
Who has the edge, by market. Week ending Sun 10/25/2026 · ranked by trailing-12-month closed sales · minimum 40 closed sales to appear · showing 20 of 20.
| # | County▲▼ | Closed 12M▲▼ | Active▲▼ | Pend 4W▲▼ | Median▲▼ | DOM▲▼ | Temp▲▼ | Leverage▲▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin | 14,665 | 2,974 | 1,133 | $330K | 29 | Cool 55 | +26Sellers |
| 2 | Delaware | 3,171 | 685 | 253 | $483K | 44 | Cold 41 | -64Buyers |
| 3 | Licking | 2,095 | 478 | 164 | $315K | 45 | Cool 48 | +42Sellers |
| 4 | Fairfield | 1,956 | 390 | 154 | $317K | 26 | Warm 64 | +100Sellers |
| 5 | Union | 1,052 | 257 | 80 | $480K | 51 | Cold 36 | -43Buyers |
| 6 | Pickaway | 795 | 184 | 65 | $285K | 63 | Cold 24 | -12Balanced |
| 7 | Knox | 671 | 145 | 56 | $253K | 36 | Cool 51 | +33Sellers |
| 8 | Marion | 665 | 134 | 52 | $156K | 28 | Cool 51 | 0Balanced |
| 9 | Madison | 505 | 110 | 47 | $420K | 35 | Cool 56 | 0Balanced |
| 10 | Muskingum | 384 | 96 | 38 | $300K | 14 | Hot 77 | +100Sellers |
| 11 | Clark | 351 | 87 | 32 | $366K | 24 | Warm 60 | -65Buyers |
| 12 | Logan | 337 | 103 | 47 | $303K | 66 | Cold 37 | -1Balanced |
| 13 | Hocking | 333 | 200 | 29 | $594K | 49 | Warm 71 | +87Sellers |
| 14 | Fayette | 330 | 78 | 33 | $295K | 50 | Cool 50 | +7Balanced |
| 15 | Morrow | 314 | 99 | 27 | $276K | 38 | Cool 56 | +76Sellers |
| 16 | Ross | 307 | 68 | 39 | $316K | 39 | Warm 61 | -10Balanced |
| 17 | Champaign | 221 | 49 | 27 | $292K | 35 | Warm 63 | +63Sellers |
| 18 | Perry | 219 | 56 | 18 | $280K | 30 | Cool 52 | +22Sellers |
| 19 | Athens | 91 | 35 | 8 | $350K | 47 | Cold 43 | -6Balanced Limited weekly data |
| 20 | Clinton | 44 | 7 | 7 | $240K | 1 | Hot 75 | +87Sellers Limited weekly data |
1. FranklinSellers +26
Closed 12M14,665
Active2,974
Pend 4W1,133
Median$330K
DOM29
TempCool 55
2. DelawareBuyers -64
Closed 12M3,171
Active685
Pend 4W253
Median$483K
DOM44
TempCold 41
3. LickingSellers +42
Closed 12M2,095
Active478
Pend 4W164
Median$315K
DOM45
TempCool 48
4. FairfieldSellers +100
Closed 12M1,956
Active390
Pend 4W154
Median$317K
DOM26
TempWarm 64
5. UnionBuyers -43
Closed 12M1,052
Active257
Pend 4W80
Median$480K
DOM51
TempCold 36
6. PickawayBalanced -12
Closed 12M795
Active184
Pend 4W65
Median$285K
DOM63
TempCold 24
7. KnoxSellers +33
Closed 12M671
Active145
Pend 4W56
Median$253K
DOM36
TempCool 51
8. MarionBalanced 0
Closed 12M665
Active134
Pend 4W52
Median$156K
DOM28
TempCool 51
9. MadisonBalanced 0
Closed 12M505
Active110
Pend 4W47
Median$420K
DOM35
TempCool 56
10. MuskingumSellers +100
Closed 12M384
Active96
Pend 4W38
Median$300K
DOM14
TempHot 77
11. ClarkBuyers -65
Closed 12M351
Active87
Pend 4W32
Median$366K
DOM24
TempWarm 60
12. LoganBalanced -1
Closed 12M337
Active103
Pend 4W47
Median$303K
DOM66
TempCold 37
13. HockingSellers +87
Closed 12M333
Active200
Pend 4W29
Median$594K
DOM49
TempWarm 71
14. FayetteBalanced +7
Closed 12M330
Active78
Pend 4W33
Median$295K
DOM50
TempCool 50
15. MorrowSellers +76
Closed 12M314
Active99
Pend 4W27
Median$276K
DOM38
TempCool 56
16. RossBalanced -10
Closed 12M307
Active68
Pend 4W39
Median$316K
DOM39
TempWarm 61
17. ChampaignSellers +63
Closed 12M221
Active49
Pend 4W27
Median$292K
DOM35
TempWarm 63
18. PerrySellers +22
Closed 12M219
Active56
Pend 4W18
Median$280K
DOM30
TempCool 52
Closed 12M91
Active35
Pend 4W8
Median$350K
DOM47
TempCold 43
Closed 12M44
Active7
Pend 4W7
Median$240K
DOM1
TempHot 75
Low-volume markets are suppressed (minimum 40 closed sales, trailing 12 months). Click any column header to sort.
Based on information from the Columbus Association of REALTORS (period 09/28/2026 through 10/25/2026).
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