Fastest-Appreciating ZIP Codes in Columbus, OH (2026)

Ranked by 5-year compound annual growth in home values. Fast growth and strong cash flow rarely appear in the same ZIP — this is the other side of that trade.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 43001 Alexandria, OH $495,567 $1,170 1.84% 7.5%
2 43760 Mount Perry, OH $274,062 $1,008 2.87% 7.4%
3 43018 Pataskala, OH $297,438 $1,395 3.66% 7.2%
4 43031 Johnstown, OH $450,265 $2,043 3.54% 7.0%
5 43055 Newark, OH $253,140 $1,352 4.17% 6.9%
6 43739 Glenford, OH $336,023 $1,080 2.51% 6.9%
7 43783 Somerset, OH $307,141 $981 2.49% 6.8%
8 43340 Mount Victory, OH $230,719 $1,161 3.93% 6.7%
9 43071 Saint Louisville, OH $317,755 $981 2.41% 6.6%
10 43149 Rockbridge, OH $360,188 $1,107 2.40% 6.5%
11 43008 Buckeye Lake, OH $295,900 $963 2.54% 6.4%
12 43017 Dublin, OH $586,648 $2,031 2.70% 6.4%
13 43113 Circleville, OH $290,326 $1,194 3.21% 6.3%
14 43764 New Lexington, OH $185,134 $909 3.83% 6.3%
15 43025 Hebron, OH $370,913 $963 2.03% 6.2%
16 43130 Lancaster, OH $277,424 $1,237 3.48% 6.1%
17 43080 Utica, OH $297,071 $1,152 3.02% 6.1%
18 43748 Junction City, OH $224,778 $873 3.03% 6.1%
19 43227 Columbus, OH $197,916 $1,457 5.74% 6.1%
20 43056 Heath, OH $312,674 $1,179 2.94% 6.0%
21 43135 Laurelville, OH $309,754 $963 2.42% 6.0%
22 43229 Columbus, OH $277,161 $1,240 3.49% 6.0%
23 43023 Granville, OH $531,375 $1,161 1.70% 5.9%
24 43026 Hilliard, OH $383,763 $1,601 3.25% 5.8%
25 43146 Orient, OH $361,498 $981 2.12% 5.8%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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