Seattle, WA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Seattle: a median closing price of $855,000 across 5,243 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
Seattle produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last six months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 5,243
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $855,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $556
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $625,000 and $1,225,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 5,243 closed sales in Seattle over the last six months, with a median closing price of $855,000. 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 $625,000 and $1,225,000. 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. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. Across the 5,229 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $470 and $659 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Seattle, WA (September 2026)
The median home price in Seattle is $855,000, measured across the 5,243 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $625,000 and $1,225,000.
Where Seattle sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Seattle over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $625,000 and $1,225,000. Among the 64 Washington markets with a published band, Seattle's middle-half spread ($625,000 to $1,225,000) ranks 59th from the narrowest. 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 10 days, across 3,696 Seattle closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 24 days, across 3,648 Seattle closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Seattle angle
Across 5,243 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $855,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $625,000 and $1,225,000. A middle-of-the-road spread means the citywide median is neither useless nor sufficient: it will get you within range, and matched comps close the rest of the gap. Note that the upper quartile sits further from the median than the lower one does, so the cost of misjudging a strong subject is larger than the cost of misjudging a weak one. With this much closed volume available, there is no reason to loosen filters early.
What is being reported about the Seattle market
The numbers above are what we measure from tracked closings. Alongside them, here is what local and national coverage is reporting, from the source:
- •Seattle King County REALTORS, summarizing the NWMLS July 2026 report, reported that King County active listings grew 23.7% year-over-year from 6,337 to 7,836, new listings rose 16.1% from 3,552 to 4,124, closed sales fell 11.9% year-over-year to 2,022 from 2,296, and the median sales price edged up 0.5% to $879,500 (Seattle King County REALTORS, Aug 06, 2026)
- •Northwest Multiple Listing Service's July 2026 market snapshot reported that King County's median sales price was $879,500, while across the NWMLS service area active listings rose 19.8% year-over-year to 24,888 and brokers added 11,517 new listings in July, a 10.5% year-over-year increase (Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), Aug 04, 2026)
From market read to offer price
A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. 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. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Seattle 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: Seattle, WA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 5363000
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 5,243
Median sold price: $855,000
Median sold $/sqft: $556 (5,229 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/seattle-housing-market-2026
Writing about this market? Paste this into your post:
<a href="https://resideline.com/blog/seattle-housing-market-2026">
<img src="https://resideline.com/images/embed/seattle.png" alt="Seattle, WA home sale price distribution, last six months" width="1000" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
</a>
<p>Source: <a href="https://resideline.com/blog/seattle-housing-market-2026">Resideline Market Watch</a></p>
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 Seattle over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Seattle 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 17% of the 5,243 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $875,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Seattle?
The median sold price in Seattle over the last 6 months is $855,000, measured across 5,243 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Seattle last month?
Resideline tracked 672 closed sales in Seattle in August 2026, out of 5,243 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 Seattle?
The middle half of Seattle sales over the last six months closed between $625,000 and $1,225,000, with a median of $855,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Seattle?
Among qualifying Seattle closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $556, measured across 5,229 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How should a Seattle comp search be sequenced?
Start narrow and only widen if you must. Use $855,000 to confirm your result is in a sane place and $625,000 to $1,225,000 to see whether your subject belongs in the middle of the market or outside it, then let the matched set decide the number.
What could a property in Seattle be worth?
Create a free account to explore a Seattle property's value, rental potential and comparable properties.
Create a free account3 free reports at signup. No card required.