Kent, WA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Kent: a median closing price of $630,388 across 590 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Kent, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Kent sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 590
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $630,388
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $334
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $440,000 and $746,470
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 590 closed sales in Kent over the last six months, with a median closing price of $630,388. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $440,000 and $746,470. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 590 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $297 and $376 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Kent, WA (August 2026)
The median home price in Kent is $630,388, measured across the 590 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $440,000 and $746,470.
Where Kent sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Kent over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $440,000 and $746,470. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 13 days, across 424 Kent closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 28 days, across 416 Kent closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Kent angle
Volume is the thing to exploit in Kent, Washington. Spend it on precision. Then note where they sit. The lower half of the band is the wider side, so the distance from $440,000 to $630,388 exceeds the distance from $630,388 to $746,470. A set that lands below the middle covers more dollar ground than its position implies, which is a reason to match carefully rather than to widen the net.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 11,465+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Kent address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Kent, WA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 590
Median sold price: $630,388
Median sold $/sqft: $334 (590 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/kent-wa-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Kent over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track inside the city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 16% of the 590 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $644,500.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Kent?
The median sold price in Kent over the last 6 months is $630,388, measured across 590 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Kent last month?
Resideline tracked 90 closed sales in Kent in July 2026, out of 590 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Kent?
The middle half of Kent sales over the last six months closed between $440,000 and $746,470, with a median of $630,388.
What is the typical price per square foot in Kent?
Among qualifying Kent closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $334, measured across 590 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How narrow can my comp criteria be in Kent, WA?
Narrow. Use that room, since $630,388 sits inside a band that is about typical in width and still covers a real spread. When the set is built, note that the lower side of the $440,000 to $746,470 range covers more dollars than the upper side.
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