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 07/26/2026 · 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 | 14,962 | 2,538 | 1,515 | $340K | 24 | Cool 52 | +9Balanced |
| 2 | Delaware | 3,188 | 623 | 315 | $515K | 35 | Cold 31 | -42Buyers |
| 3 | Licking | 2,175 | 398 | 226 | $329K | 29 | Warm 72 | +94Sellers |
| 4 | Fairfield | 2,101 | 354 | 181 | $372K | 23 | Cool 58 | +73Sellers |
| 5 | Union | 1,097 | 218 | 118 | $484K | 36 | Cool 52 | -38Buyers |
| 6 | Pickaway | 817 | 162 | 71 | $406K | 10 | Warm 71 | +73Sellers |
| 7 | Knox | 694 | 143 | 60 | $377K | 43 | Cool 48 | -16Buyers |
| 8 | Marion | 669 | 116 | 77 | $252K | 29 | Warm 64 | +41Sellers |
| 9 | Madison | 510 | 90 | 42 | $452K | 17 | Warm 72 | -100Buyers |
| 10 | Clark | 395 | 64 | 25 | $234K | 22 | Cool 58 | +38Sellers |
| 11 | Muskingum | 361 | 96 | 49 | $315K | 59 | Cold 21 | +100Sellers |
| 12 | Logan | 350 | 94 | 41 | $309K | 19 | Cool 57 | +14Balanced |
| 13 | Morrow | 327 | 80 | 33 | $288K | 24 | Cold 44 | +16Sellers |
| 14 | Ross | 327 | 63 | 28 | $227K | 18 | Cool 56 | +43Sellers |
| 15 | Fayette | 317 | 79 | 38 | $250K | 29 | Cool 53 | +100Sellers |
| 16 | Hocking | 305 | 175 | 33 | $238K | 20 | Warm 65 | +100Sellers |
| 17 | Champaign | 245 | 30 | 32 | $283K | 60 | Warm 64 | -15Buyers |
| 18 | Perry | 234 | 60 | 25 | $254K | 30 | Cool 57 | +54Sellers |
| 19 | Athens | 90 | 36 | 4 | $238K | 24 | Cold 43 | -50Buyers Limited weekly data |
| 20 | Clinton | 44 | 10 | 2 | $153K | 7 | Cold 43 | -88Buyers Limited weekly data |
1. FranklinBalanced +9
Closed 12M14,962
Active2,538
Pend 4W1,515
Median$340K
DOM24
TempCool 52
2. DelawareBuyers -42
Closed 12M3,188
Active623
Pend 4W315
Median$515K
DOM35
TempCold 31
3. LickingSellers +94
Closed 12M2,175
Active398
Pend 4W226
Median$329K
DOM29
TempWarm 72
4. FairfieldSellers +73
Closed 12M2,101
Active354
Pend 4W181
Median$372K
DOM23
TempCool 58
5. UnionBuyers -38
Closed 12M1,097
Active218
Pend 4W118
Median$484K
DOM36
TempCool 52
6. PickawaySellers +73
Closed 12M817
Active162
Pend 4W71
Median$406K
DOM10
TempWarm 71
7. KnoxBuyers -16
Closed 12M694
Active143
Pend 4W60
Median$377K
DOM43
TempCool 48
8. MarionSellers +41
Closed 12M669
Active116
Pend 4W77
Median$252K
DOM29
TempWarm 64
9. MadisonBuyers -100
Closed 12M510
Active90
Pend 4W42
Median$452K
DOM17
TempWarm 72
10. ClarkSellers +38
Closed 12M395
Active64
Pend 4W25
Median$234K
DOM22
TempCool 58
11. MuskingumSellers +100
Closed 12M361
Active96
Pend 4W49
Median$315K
DOM59
TempCold 21
12. LoganBalanced +14
Closed 12M350
Active94
Pend 4W41
Median$309K
DOM19
TempCool 57
13. MorrowSellers +16
Closed 12M327
Active80
Pend 4W33
Median$288K
DOM24
TempCold 44
14. RossSellers +43
Closed 12M327
Active63
Pend 4W28
Median$227K
DOM18
TempCool 56
15. FayetteSellers +100
Closed 12M317
Active79
Pend 4W38
Median$250K
DOM29
TempCool 53
16. HockingSellers +100
Closed 12M305
Active175
Pend 4W33
Median$238K
DOM20
TempWarm 65
17. ChampaignBuyers -15
Closed 12M245
Active30
Pend 4W32
Median$283K
DOM60
TempWarm 64
18. PerrySellers +54
Closed 12M234
Active60
Pend 4W25
Median$254K
DOM30
TempCool 57
Closed 12M90
Active36
Pend 4W4
Median$238K
DOM24
TempCold 43
Closed 12M44
Active10
Pend 4W2
Median$153K
DOM7
TempCold 43
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 06/29/2026 through 07/26/2026).
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