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Washington.

4th most expensive state. Typical home $587,533 (-0.5% in a year), estimated payment $3,238 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Washington $3,084/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,588 (+106%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $2,663 -0%
$590,196$587,533 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $55,757 +10%
$531,777$587,533 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $275,169 +88%
$312,365$587,533 since Sep 2016

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.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Washington $3,084 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Washington$3,084
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 35 years.

Typical home values in Washington fell 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Washington home now takes 40% of the median household income ($98,141/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

20% 30% 40% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Washington 37.71% United States 28.57%
20% 30% 40% 2014 2020 2026
  • Washington37.71%
  • United States28.57%

Washington home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Washington $587,533 United States $366,157
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Washington$587,533
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Washington

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 Seattle $2,250 +1.8% $720,147 -1.6%
2 Oak Harbor $2,100 +4.8% $634,214 +0.5%
3 Bellingham $1,951 +2.9% $607,630 +0.3%
4 Bremerton $2,052 +3.2% $579,111 +1.1%
5 Mount Vernon $2,185 +4.2% $576,334 +0.7%
6 Olympia $2,043 +2.5% $521,365 +0.1%
7 Wenatchee $1,756 +0.4% $517,598 +0.8%
8 Ellensburg $1,596 +3.9% $494,993 +0.2%
9 Port Angeles $2,179 +4.6% $488,509 -1.0%
10 Shelton $1,856 +8.3% $447,186 +0.2%
11 Kennewick $1,695 -0.3% $436,660 +0.4%
12 Centralia $1,456 +3.5% $428,511 +1.4%
13 Longview $1,417 +2.4% $417,833 +0.1%
14 Spokane $1,512 +3.5% $415,045 +0.2%
15 Walla Walla $1,474 +3.3% $413,653 +0.5%
16 Moses Lake $1,458 -0.6% $355,465 -0.4%
17 Yakima $1,362 +1.1% $348,084 +0.5%
18 Pullman $1,406 -0.1% $324,429 +3.7%
19 Aberdeen $1,487 +3.3% $314,069 -2.1%
20 Othello — — $304,605 -2.1%

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