Madison County, Ohio Real Estate with Amanda Mullins

Madison County, Ohio at a glance

What is the Madison County, Ohio housing market doing?

Buyers have more homes to look at than a year ago, and well-priced homes are still selling close to asking. Columbus REALTORS counted 103 homes for sale in its MLS at the end of September 2026, up 35.5 percent from 76, which raised the supply from 1.8 to 2.5 months. Realtor.com showed 308 active listings in October 2026, up 25.71 percent.

Monthly numbers are small here. Columbus REALTORS counted 41 closed sales in Madison County in September 2026, compared with 48 a year earlier, and its report notes that percent changes can look extreme with small samples. The year-to-date view is steadier: 377 MLS sales from January through September 2026, down 2.6 percent, at a median of $352,000, up 16.6 percent.

Pricing held up. In September 2026, Madison County sellers received 98.6 percent of their original list price, up from 96.3 percent a year earlier (Columbus REALTORS). Redfin reported a 100.0 percent sale-to-list ratio, with 29.9 percent of homes selling above list price, while 21.0 percent of homes had a price drop, up 4.5 points. Homes priced from recent sales still sell near asking. Homes that start too high often take a reduction first.

Why do the numbers not match?

The recent three-month and September medians, near $390,000, run well above the year-to-date MLS median of $352,000 and Zillow's estimate of $320,250. In a county with about 40 sales a month, a handful of higher-priced or newly built homes can lift a monthly median, so a jump of about 25 percent in those figures does not mean a typical home gained that much. Zillow's estimate covers all homes, not just the ones that sold, and it rose 2.2 percent. The Census figure is older and self-reported. Inventory counts differ too, so compare each source with itself over time. None of these numbers prices a specific house. That comes from recent comparable sales near the home, adjusted for size, condition, land, and updates.

How long are drives from London, Ohio?

Source: Google Maps, checked October 19, 2026, afternoon departure; approximate.

These are approximate times. Each one is the fastest route Google Maps showed on a Monday afternoon, between about 2:30 and 2:40 PM, rounded to the nearest 5 minutes, with a range of about 5 minutes either way. Times at rush hour may differ. The Census Bureau puts the mean travel time to work for Madison County residents at 24.9 minutes (ACS 2020 to 2024). Drives from West Jefferson, Mount Sterling, or Plain City will differ, so check the route from a specific address at the time you would actually leave.

Relocating to Madison County, Ohio

Amanda Mullins, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, helps buyers relocating to Madison County, Ohio from another city or state narrow down where to look before they tour a single home. A few steps make a long-distance move easier:

• Start with the drive that matters to you, whether that is Columbus, Springfield, Dayton, or a base gate, and check it from each town at the hour you would really leave.
• If you will live in London, budget for the city's 1.5 percent income tax. Since January 1, 2021, London has given no credit for income tax paid to another city (Central Collection Agency, accessed October 20, 2026). Rules differ by city and village, so check the tax for the exact address.
• Decide early between London, a village, and a rural property, because they are priced and inspected differently.
• If you are looking at a rural parcel, ask early whether it uses a private well or septic system, since that changes the inspections you will want.
• Budget taxes from the tentative 2026 Auditor value for the parcel, not the seller's last bill.
• If you are buying from out of town, Amanda can tour homes with you by live video, coordinate inspections, and track the appraisal.
• Set the moving date once the closing date is firm, and leave a little room in case repairs or the appraisal shift the schedule.

For a step-by-step look at buying from out of town, see her relocation help.

What I see in this market

Madison County is part of the area I serve, and London is about 21 miles from Springfield, where my office is. For more than 13 years I ran the side of the business that ordered and reviewed appraisals for lenders. That is why my first question on any Madison County listing is which recent sales support the price.

What I am seeing in Madison County is a market that is holding firmer for sellers: in September 2026, sellers here received 98.6 percent of their original list price, up from 96.3 percent a year earlier (Columbus REALTORS, Madison County Local Market Update, September 2026, current as of October 8, 2026). If you are buying, expect less room to negotiate, and if you are selling and price it right from the start, you are likely to get close to asking.

Madison County real estate FAQ

Sources

• Redfin, Madison County, OH Housing Market (median sale price, median days on market, sale-to-list, sold above list, price drops; three months ending and month of September 2026), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.redfin.com/county/2208/OH/Madison-County/housing-market
• Redfin, London, OH Housing Market (median sale price, three months ending September 2026), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.redfin.com/city/11387/OH/London/housing-market
• Columbus REALTORS, Local Market Update, Madison County, September 2026 (closed sales, median sales price, percent of original list price received, inventory, months of supply; September and year to date; current as of October 8, 2026), accessed October 20, 2026: https://marketstatsreports.showingtime.com/CR/sst/2026-09/Madison-County.pdf
• Realtor.com, Madison County, OH Housing Market Report (median listing price, median sold price, active listings, median listing price by city and ZIP code; key indicators as of October 2026, charts through September 2026), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.realtor.com/local/market/ohio/madison-county
• Zillow, Madison County, OH Home Values (Zillow Home Value Index, all homes, data through September 30, 2026, from Zillow's public county ZHVI file), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.zillow.com/home-values/1910/madison-county-oh/
• U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Madison County, Ohio (population and housing units, July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025; building permits, 2025; population per square mile, 2020; owner-occupied rate, median value, and mean travel time, ACS 2020 to 2024), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/madisoncountyohio/PST045225
• Madison County Auditor, home page (2026 reappraisal complete for tax year 2026; tentative values by parcel; tax estimator), accessed October 20, 2026: https://auditor.co.madison.oh.us/
• Madison County Auditor, "Madison County 2026 Property Revaluation" (last reappraisal 2020, update 2023; new values effective for 2026 and reflected on 2027 tax bills), accessed October 20, 2026: https://auditor.co.madison.oh.us/Forms/GetFile?fileId=7714
• Ohio Department of Taxation, "Year of Sexennial Reappraisal and Triennial Update 2026 to 2031" (Madison County reappraisal 2026, triennial update 2029), accessed October 19, 2026: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/real_estate/yearofsexennialreappraisalandupdate-2026-2031.pdf
• Ohio Revised Code 5715.19, Complaint against valuation, accessed October 19, 2026: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5715.19
• Central Collection Agency (CCA), London member municipality page (1.50% tax rate; 0% credit effective January 1, 2021), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.ccaohio.gov/member-municipalities/london
• Madison County, Ohio, Municipalities page (City of London, Village of Mt. Sterling, Village of Plain City, Village of West Jefferson; 14 townships listed in the site menu), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.co.madison.oh.us/community/municipalities.php
• U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Places by County, Ohio (place-to-county reference file: incorporated places and census-designated places in each county; Madison County: Choctaw Lake CDP, Lafayette CDP, London city, Midway village, Mount Sterling village, Plain City village, Plumwood CDP, South Solon village, West Jefferson village), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/place_by_cou/st39_oh_place_by_county2020.txt
• Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Guide Book (city of London, five villages, and fourteen townships; Lake Choctaw; London as county seat and largest community), accessed October 20, 2026: https://www.madisoncountyohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Madison-County-Guide-Book.pdf
• Wikipedia, Madison County, Ohio (county seat, Interstate 70), London, Ohio, West Jefferson, Ohio (along U.S. 40), Mount Sterling, Ohio, Plain City, Ohio (in Madison and Union counties), and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (in Greene and Montgomery counties), accessed October 20, 2026.
• Drive times: Google Maps, checked October 19, 2026, afternoon departure; approximate (single fastest-route times from London to Springfield, Columbus, Wright-Patterson AFB, and Dayton, about 2:30 to 2:40 PM ET, leave now).