98256
Index, Washington.
Index, Snohomish County, WA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro · population 368
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,251 (+141%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $510 +0%
- $406,396$406,906 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $78,209 +24%
- $328,696$406,906 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 98256$2,136
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 98256 rose 0.1% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Index, WA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 98256
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 98256$406,906
- Seattle$720,147
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 98251 | Gold Bar | 4,907 | — | $473,583 |
| 9.6 | 98224 | Baring | 190 | — | $482,435 |
| 12.5 | 98288 | Skykomish | 169 | — | $464,575 |
| 16.0 | 98294 | Sultan | 7,963 | — | $552,010 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.