98579
Rochester, Washington.
Rochester, Thurston County, WA · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro · population 14,048
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,464 (+121%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $2,415 +0%
- $506,247$508,662 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $63,261 +14%
- $445,401$508,662 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.
- 98579$2,670
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 26 years.
Typical home values in zip 98579 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Thurston County, WA 59% · Lewis County, WA 40% · Grays Harbor County, WA 0%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rochester, WA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 98579
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 98579$508,662
- Olympia$521,365
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9 | 98568 | Oakville | 3,050 | — | $381,617 |
| 10.5 | 98531 | Centralia | 27,337 | $1,414 | $387,446 |
| 11.6 | 98512 | Olympia | 31,864 | $1,983 | $546,294 |
| 11.6 | 98532 | Chehalis | 27,135 | $1,511 | $468,519 |
| 11.9 | 98530 | Bucoda | 619 | — | $306,255 |
| 14.5 | 98589 | Tenino | 7,010 | — | $505,607 |
| 17.3 | 98501 | Olympia | 48,067 | $1,900 | $542,345 |
| 18.6 | 98557 | Mccleary | 4,079 | — | $389,548 |
| 19.3 | 98572 | Pe Ell | 834 | — | $309,304 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.