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The median home value in Cowlitz County, WA is $424,669 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$424,669
Year-over-Year
+0.32%
National Rank
#367 of 3071
Cowlitz County ranks 22nd out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +81.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $440,705, making Cowlitz County -3.6% below the WA state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,531 a year against a typical home value of $424,669 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 90% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cowlitz County recorded a violent crime rate of 197 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,700 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 62,526 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cowlitz County is $424,669. That's up 0.32% from a year earlier. That is about 81.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cowlitz County the 22nd most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $76,531, so a typical home costs about 5.5× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cowlitz County recorded 197 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 62,526 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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