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The median home value in Yakima County, WA is $351,947 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$351,947
Year-over-Year
+0.86%
National Rank
#638 of 3071
Yakima County ranks 29th out of 39 counties in WA by median home price, and is +49.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within WA, the typical county has a median home value of $433,836, making Yakima County -18.9% below the WA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.9%, from $355,269 in May 2026 to $351,947 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 | $355,269 | +1.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $357,811 | +1.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $358,246 | +1.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $351,947 | +0.9% |
Households here earn a median of $70,656 a year against a typical home value of $351,947 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 84% 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 — around the middle of the national range. 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 $351,947. That's up 0.86% from a year earlier. That is about 49.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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 5.0× annual household earnings — moderately 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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