Columbia, TN 38401 Housing Market

Data snapshot: October 26, 2026. Closed-sale window: last 6 months.

Active listings
231
currently for sale
Pending sales
18
under contract
Median asking price
$457,495
current listings
Listing age
94 days
median time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
Closed sales tracked (6 mo)
911
a tracked sample, not a market total
Median sold price
$400,000
last 6 months
Middle half of sold prices
$305k to $530k
25th to 75th percentile

Columbia, TN inventory balance

Homes for sale vs homes under contract. Pending-to-active ratio: 0.08

Columbia, TN: what sellers ask vs what buyers pay

Median asking price of current listings vs median closed sale price over the last six months

What homes actually sell for in Columbia, TN

Distribution of 911 closed sale prices over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $305k to $530k

What the numbers say

As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 231 active listings and 18 pending sales in ZIP code 38401. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.08 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.

The median asking price of current listings is $457,495, while the median of the 911 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $400,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 38401 for 94 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 38401?

The median closed sale price in Columbia, TN 38401 was $400,000 over the last six months, based on 911 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $305,000 to $529,900.

Is 38401 a buyer's or seller's market?

Resideline is currently tracking 18 pending sales against 231 active listings in 38401, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.08. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 38401 is currently a typical-pace market.

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