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Median Home Price in Kelso, WA

The median home value in Kelso, WA is $392,154 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.04% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$392,154

Year-over-Year

-0.04%

Population

12,620

Kelso ranks #105 of 118 Washington cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 33.7% below the state's city median of $591,094. It sits in Cowlitz County, where the county-wide median is $424,669.

Housing affordability in Kelso

Median household income in Kelso is $66,751, so the typical home value is about 5.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Kelso

Kelso police recorded a violent crime rate of 230 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,933 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Kelso

What is the average home price in Kelso, WA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Kelso, that value is $392,154. That's down 0.04% from a year earlier. It is about 33.7% below the typical Washington city tracked here.

Is Kelso expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kelso are cheaper than Cowlitz County as a whole, where the median is $424,669 — a difference of about 7.7%.

Is Kelso affordable?

Median household income here is $66,751, so the typical home value is about 5.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kelso a safe place to live?

Kelso police reported 230 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,620. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.