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The median home value in Cowlitz County, WA is $418,072 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.16% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$418,072
Year-over-Year
+0.16%
National Rank
#375 of 3071
Cowlitz County ranks 22nd out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +77.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $433,836, making Cowlitz County -3.6% below the WA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.2%, from $423,283 in May 2026 to $418,072 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $423,283 | +0.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $424,037 | +0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $424,669 | +0.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $418,072 | +0.2% |
Households here earn a median of $76,531 a year against a typical home value of $418,072 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 89% 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 $418,072. That's up 0.16% from a year earlier. That is about 77.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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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