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The median home value in Yakima County, WA is $358,246 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$358,246
Year-over-Year
+1.22%
National Rank
#623 of 3071
Yakima County ranks 29th out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +52.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $440,705, making Yakima County -18.7% below the WA state median.
Households here earn a median of $70,656 a year against a typical home value of $358,246 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Yakima County recorded a violent crime rate of 455 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,313 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 139,653 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Yakima County is $358,246. That's up 1.22% from a year earlier. That is about 52.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Yakima County the 29th most expensive of 39 counties in Washington.
Median household income here is $70,656, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Yakima County recorded 455 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 139,653 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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