Seattle - WA housing market
The Seattle metro has a typical home value of $727,359, down 1.5% from a year ago. Homes sell in 21 days on average, a balanced market. 33% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Seattle housing market, October 2026
The typical Seattle home is worth $727,359 as of August 2026, down 0.0% from the prior month, down 0.8% over three months, and down 1.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $727,359 to $759,670.
Homes are going pending in about 21 days, slower than the 10 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 14,934 homes for sale, 18% more than a year ago. 32.7% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 26.6% three months ago).
Typical rent is $2,278 a month, up 2.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 26.6.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($145,472), the typical Seattle home costs about $4,938 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $211,600 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($727,359) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Seattle - WA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are down 1.5% over the past year. A home worth $738,436 last year is now worth roughly $727,359.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $698,429. Homes are selling at 99.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Seattle - WA sit on the market for roughly 21 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 32.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 4,658 new listings hit the market each month in Seattle - WA. There are currently 14,934 homes for sale, up 18.3% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Seattle - WA is $2,278, up 2.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 26.6x, renting territory (#7 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $4,029 a month in principal and interest, $1,751 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.43% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in WA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane - WA | $418,163 | +0.2% | 26.0d |
| Kennewick - WA | $438,458 | +0.4% | 27.0d |
| Olympia - WA | $524,878 | +0.3% | 24.0d |
| Bremerton - WA | $580,591 | +1.2% | 14.0d |
| Yakima - WA | $351,952 | +0.9% | 34.0d |