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The median home value in Island County, WA is $645,646 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.48% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$645,646
Year-over-Year
+0.48%
National Rank
#93 of 3071
Island County ranks 4th out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +175.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $440,705, making Island County +46.5% above the WA state median.
Households here earn a median of $90,551 a year against a typical home value of $645,646 — a price-to-income ratio of 7.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 97% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Island County recorded a violent crime rate of 108 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 857 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 24,962 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Island County is $645,646. That's up 0.48% from a year earlier. That is about 175.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Island County the 4th most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $90,551, so a typical home costs about 7.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Island County recorded 108 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 24,962 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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