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The median home value in King County, WA is $853,410 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.21% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$853,410
Year-over-Year
-2.21%
National Rank
#37 of 3071
King County ranks 2nd out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +264.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $440,705, making King County +93.6% above the WA state median.
Households here earn a median of $124,746 a year against a typical home value of $853,410 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 96% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in King County recorded a violent crime rate of 468 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,843 per 100,000.
Based on 33 reporting cities covering 1,966,318 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in King County is $853,410. That's down 2.21% from a year earlier. That is about 264.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes King County the 2nd most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $124,746, so a typical home costs about 6.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in King County recorded 468 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,966,318 residents across 33 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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