Typical Cost of a House in Washington
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The median home value in Washington is $564,600, measured over 2020–2024. That is 69.7% above the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$564,600
2020–2024, give or take $1,940
Against the U.S. median
+69.7%
AboveU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
4th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in Washington
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$2,445a month
+24.6%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,760a month
+24.6%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where Washington sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in Washington
39 counties, each compared with the Washington median.
- Adams County−51.6%$273,300
- Asotin County−42.3%$325,600
- Benton County−27.8%$407,800
- Chelan County−13.2%$490,100
- Clallam County−25.3%$421,800
- Clark County−7.4%$522,900
- Columbia County−52.0%$271,200
- Cowlitz County−29.6%$397,500
- Douglas County−23.4%$432,500
- Ferry County−49.8%$283,400
- Franklin County−32.8%$379,300
- Garfield County−57.6%$239,200
- Grant County−47.0%$299,500
- Grays Harbor County−44.4%$314,000
- Island County+5.1%$593,300
- Jefferson County−5.2%$535,000
- King County+52.3%$859,900
- Kitsap County−1.7%$555,100
- Kittitas County−11.9%$497,400
- Klickitat County−24.7%$425,300
- Lewis County−31.7%$385,800
- Lincoln County−48.1%$292,800
- Mason County−27.1%$411,800
- Okanogan County−46.9%$299,800
- Pacific County−40.7%$334,800
- Pend Oreille County−34.8%$367,900
- Pierce County−6.7%$526,600
- San Juan County+41.6%$799,200
- Skagit County−3.5%$545,100
- Skamania County−6.2%$529,500
- Snohomish County+23.3%$696,000
- Spokane County−27.3%$410,700
- Stevens County−37.9%$350,600
- Thurston County−14.9%$480,300
- Wahkiakum County−29.7%$396,800
- Walla Walla County−27.6%$408,900
- Whatcom County+3.8%$585,800
- Whitman County−36.3%$359,600
- Yakima County−45.1%$310,100
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Washington. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,940 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in Washington?
- The median home value in Washington is $564,600, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in Washington?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $564,600 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Washington?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in Washington pay a median of $2,445 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in Washington?
- Median gross rent in Washington is $1,760 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in Washington expensive compared with other places?
- Washington has the 4th highest median home value of 51 states, 69.7% above the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700