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Washington Housing Market

2026 Market Report & Data · Data through September 2026 · Source: Redfin

$590K

Median Price

33

Days on Market

3.7

Months Supply

-1.6%

YoY Change

Balanced Market

Market Type

Buyer's Markets (97) Seller's Markets (129) Cheapest Cities Fastest Selling Rising Markets (10) Price Drops (10)

Market Dashboard

Market Summary

Buyer's Markets

97

cities with 6+ months supply

Balanced Markets

242

cities with 3-6 months supply

Seller's Markets

129

cities with <3 months supply

Top 10 Most Affordable Cities in Washington

Ranked by lowest median home price.

City Median Price DOM
1. Buena $70K 43d
2. Washtucna $72K 67d
3. Coulee City $95K 70d
4. Schwana $128K 0d
5. Addy $145K 181d
6. Lamont $145K 107d
7. Valley $148K 208d
8. Mesa $150K 6d
9. Grand Coulee $153K 124d
10. LaCrosse $158K 16d

🏰 Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in Washington

Ranked by highest median home price.

City Median Price DOM
1. Hunts Point $12.74M 30d
2. Woodway $4.70M 63d
3. Yarrow Point $4.09M 14d
4. Medina $3.74M 47d
5. Clyde Hill $3.72M 19d
6. Beaux Arts Village $3.22M 12d
7. Mercer Island $2.31M 11d
8. Vaughn $2.09M 31d
9. Alder $1.76M 0d
10. Green Bluff $1.70M 96d

Top Buyer's Markets in Washington

97 cities have more than 6 months of inventory — buyers can negotiate.

City Months Supply Median Price DOM
1. Marine View 38.6 mo $369K 572d
2. Waterville 38.6 mo $265K 70d
3. Cohassett Beach 35.3 mo $445K 0d
4. Snoqualmie Pass 28.9 mo $1.10M 306d
5. Moclips 27.6 mo $365K 586d
6. Copalis Beach 22.5 mo $440K 220d
7. South Cle Elum 22.5 mo $460K 23d
8. Rosalia 21.5 mo $299K 5d
9. Desert Aire 19.3 mo $710K 103d
10. Marcus 19.3 mo $289K 49d

Top Seller's Markets in Washington

129 cities have less than 3 months of inventory — sellers have the advantage.

City Months Supply Median Price DOM
1. Rocky Point 0.4 mo $654K 31d
2. Palouse 0.7 mo $379K 42d
3. Wilderness Rim 0.7 mo $770K 13d
4. Beaux Arts Village 0.8 mo $3.22M 12d
5. Erlands Point 0.8 mo $821K 16d
6. Kittitas 0.9 mo $385K 20d
7. Royal City 0.9 mo $375K 10d
8. Fairfield 1.1 mo $253K 69d
9. Hamilton 1.1 mo $355K 42d
10. Keyport 1.1 mo $500K 40d

Top 10 Fastest Selling Cities in Washington

Cities where homes sell fastest, ranked by lowest median days on market.

City Days on Market Median Price
1. Colton 1d $315K
2. May Creek 1d $470K
3. Mossyrock 1d $365K
4. Basin City 2d $311K
5. Greenwater 2d $658K
6. Millwood 3d $366K
7. Bangor Base 4d $365K
8. Bow 4d $545K
9. Index 4d $450K
10. La Conner 4d $650K

Top Rising Markets in Washington

Cities with the largest year-over-year price gains. Appreciation can signal momentum, but also affordability pressure.

City YoY Change Median Price
1. Glacier +90.5% $505K
2. Finley +70.5% $835K
3. Suquamish +52.0% $727K
4. Carson +50.3% $585K
5. Milton +48.2% $660K
6. Rocky Point +45.4% $654K
7. Shadow Lake +41.8% $1.08M
8. Lewisville +39.8% $1.31M
9. Wauna +39.2% $880K
10. Crescent Bar +37.3% $570K

Cities with Price Drops in Washington

Cities with year-over-year price declines. These can be buying opportunities — or signals of softening demand.

City YoY Change Median Price
1. Riverbend -38.5% $775K
2. Clearview -33.5% $1.05M
3. Chico -32.4% $598K
4. Medina -32.0% $3.74M
5. Lake Cassidy -24.8% $808K
6. Indianola -22.2% $500K
7. Point Roberts -21.2% $400K
8. Westport -20.0% $372K
9. Grand Mound -19.3% $472K
10. Eastmont -19.1% $696K

All 527 Cities in Washington

Aberdeen Aberdeen Gardens Acme Addy Ahtanum Airway Heights Albion Alder Alderton Alderwood Manor Alger Algona Allyn Amanda Park Amboy Ames Lake Anacortes Anatone Anderson Island Arlington Arlington Heights Artondale Ashford Asotin Auburn Bainbridge Island Bangor Base Banks Lake South Barberton Baring Basin City Battle Ground Bay View Beacon Hill Beaux Arts Village Belfair Bell Hill Bellevue Bellingham Benton City Bethel Beverly Big Lake Birch Bay Black Diamond Blaine Blyn Bonney Lake Bothell Bothell East Bothell West Boulevard Park Bow Brady Bremerton Bridgeport Brier Browns Point Brush Prairie Bryant Bryn Mawr-Skyway Buckley Bucoda Buena Bunk Foss Burbank Burien Burley Burlington Camano Camas Canterwood Canyon Creek Carbonado Carlsborg Carnation Carson Cascade Valley Cashmere Castle Rock Cathcart Cavalero Central Park Centralia Chain Lake Chehalis Chelan Chelan Falls Cheney Cherry Grove Chewelah Chico Clallam Bay Clarkston Clarkston Heights-Vineland Clayton Cle Elum Clear Lake Clearview Cliffdell Clinton Clover Creek Clyde Hill Cohassett Beach Colfax College Place Colton Colville Concrete Connell Conway Copalis Beach Cosmopolis Cottage Lake Cougar Coulee City Country Homes Coupeville Covington Cowiche Crescent Bar Crocker Custer Darrington Dash Point Deer Park Deming Des Moines Desert Aire Dixie Dollars Corner Donald Duluth DuPont Duvall East Port Orchard East Renton Highlands East Wenatchee Eastmont Easton Eatonville Edgewood Edison Edmonds Electric City Elk Plain Ellensburg Elma Endicott Enetai Entiat Enumclaw Ephrata Erlands Point Eschbach Esperance Everett Everson Fairfield Fairwood Fall City Farmington Federal Way Felida Fern Prairie Ferndale Fife Fife Heights Finley Fircrest Five Corners Fobes Hill Fords Prairie Forks Four Lakes Fox Island Frederickson Freeland Garfield Garrett Geneva George Gig Harbor Glacier Gleed Glenwood Gold Bar Gorst Graham Grand Coulee Grand Mound Grandview Granger Granite Falls Grapeview Grayland Green Bluff Greenwater Hamilton Hansville Harrah Hartline Hatton Hazel Dell Herron Island High Bridge Hobart Hockinson Hogans Corner Home Hoodsport Hoquiam Humptulips Hunts Point Index Indianola Issaquah Jamestown Kahlotus Kalama Kapowsin Kayak Point Kelso Kendall Kenmore Kennewick Kent Kettle Falls Key Center Keyport Kingston Kirkland Kitsap Lake Kittitas La Center La Conner La Grande Lacey LaCrosse Lake Bosworth Lake Cassidy Lake Cavanaugh Lake Forest Park Lake Goodwin Lake Holm Lake Ketchum Lake Marcel-Stillwater Lake McMurray Lake Morton-Berrydale Lake Roesiger Lake Shore Lake Stevens Lake Stickney Lake Tapps Lakeland North Lakeland South Lakeview Lakewood Lamont Langley Larch Way Latah Leavenworth Lewisville Lexington Liberty Lake Lind Lochsloy Lofall Longbranch Longview Longview Heights Loon Lake Lyman Lynden Lynnwood Mabton Machias Malden Malone Maltby Manchester Mansfield Manson Maple Falls Maple Heights-Lake Desire Maple Valley Maplewood Marblemount Marcus Marietta-Alderwood Marine View Markham Martha Lake Marysville Mattawa May Creek McCleary McKenna McMillin Mead Meadow Glade Meadowdale Medical Lake Medina Mercer Island Mesa Midland Mill Creek Mill Creek East Millwood Milton Mineral Minnehaha Mirrormont Moclips Monroe Monroe North Montesano Morton Moses Lake Moses Lake North Mossyrock Mount Vernon Mount Vista Mountlake Terrace Moxee Mukilteo Naches Napavine Navy Yard City Neilton Newcastle Nile Nisqually Indian Community Nooksack Normandy Park North Bend North Bonneville North Lynnwood North Puyallup North Sultan North Yelm Northport Northwest Stanwood Oak Harbor Oakesdale Oakville Ocean City Ocean Shores Ocosta Olympia Onalaska Orchards Orting Oso Othello Otis Orchards-East Farms Outlook Oyehut Pacific Packwood Palouse Parker Parkland Parkwood Pasco Pe Ell Peaceful Valley Picnic Point Point Roberts Port Angeles Port Angeles East Port Gamble Tribal Community Port Orchard Porter Poulsbo Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Prescott Prosser Pullman Purdy Puyallup Quincy Raft Island Rainier Ravensdale Redmond Renton Richland Ridgefield Ritzville River Road Riverbend Riverpoint Rochester Rock Island Rockford Rockport Rocky Point Ronald Rosalia Rosedale Roslyn Roy Royal City Ruston Ryderwood Salmon Creek Sammamish Santiago Satsop Schwana Seabeck SeaTac Seattle Sedro Woolley Selah Sequim Shadow Lake Shelton Shoreline Silver Firs Silverdale Sisco Heights Skokomish Skykomish Snohomish Snoqualmie Snoqualmie Pass Soap Lake South Cle Elum South Creek South Hill South Prairie South Wenatchee Southworth Spanaway Spangle Spokane Spokane Valley Springdale St. John Stansberry Lake Stanwood Startup Steilacoom Steptoe Stevenson Sudden Valley Sultan Sumas Summit Summit View Summitview Sumner Suncrest Sunday Lake Sunland Estates Sunnyside Sunnyslope Suquamish Swede Heaven Tacoma Taholah Tampico Tanglewilde Tehaleh Tekoa Tenino Terrace Heights Thorp Three Lakes Tieton Toledo Toppenish Touchet Tracyton Tukwila Tumwater Union Union Gap Union Hill-Novelty Hill Uniontown University Place Vader Valley Vancouver Vashon Vaughn Venersborg Verlot Waitsburg Walla Walla Walla Walla East Waller Wallula Wapato Warden Warm Beach Washougal Washtucna Waterville Wauna Waverly Wenatchee West Clarkston-Highland West Pasco West Richland Westport White Center White Swan Wilderness Rim Wilkeson Wilson Creek Winlock Wollochet Woodinville Woodland Woods Creek Woodway Yacolt Yakima Yarrow Point Yelm Zillah

Washington Real Estate Market Overview

The Washington housing market currently shows balanced market conditions, with a median sale price of $590K and 3.7 months of inventory supply. Homes in Washington typically sell in 33 days.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Washington Real Estate

Is Washington a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Washington is currently classified as a balanced market based on months of supply data. The market is relatively balanced, offering fair conditions for both buyers and sellers. Market conditions vary by city, so check local data for your specific area.

What is the median home price in Washington?

The median home price in Washington is approximately $590K as of September 2026. Prices range significantly across the state, with Hunts Point among the most expensive areas and Buena offering more affordable options. Work with a local real estate agent for the most current pricing in your target neighborhoods.

How long does it take to sell a house in Washington?

Selling timelines in Washington vary by city and market conditions. The fastest-selling markets include Colton with a median of 1 days on market. Factors like pricing strategy, home condition, location, and seasonality all affect how quickly a home sells. A skilled listing agent can help price and market your home for a faster sale.

Should I buy a house in Washington right now?

Whether to buy in Washington depends on your personal finances, timeline, and target market. Balanced conditions offer a fair environment for well-prepared buyers. Consider factors like mortgage rates, your job stability, how long you plan to stay, and local price trends. Consult with a local real estate agent who can advise on specific neighborhoods.

How do I find a real estate agent in Washington?

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