WA · Metro #193

Yakima - WA housing market

The Yakima metro has a typical home value of $358,231, up 1.2% from a year ago. Homes sell in 25 days on average, a balanced market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$358,231
+1.2% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$370,885
+6.5% YoY
Median list price
$431,667
Sale-to-list ratio
98.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
25d
Listings w/ price cut
24.6%
New listings / mo
198
+1.0% YoY
Homes for sale
665
+15.9% YoY
Typical rent
$1,421/mo
+3.1% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($358,231) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Yakima - WA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.2% over the past year. In Yakima - WA, that means a home worth $353,983 last year is now worth roughly $358,231.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $370,885. Homes are selling at 98.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Yakima - WA sit on the market for roughly 25 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 24.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 198 new listings hit the market each month in Yakima - WA. There are currently 665 homes for sale, up 15.9% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Yakima - WA is $1,421, up 3.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 21.0x, renting territory (#42 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,842 a month in principal and interest, $421 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.32% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in WA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Seattle - WA$740,579 -1.6% 17.0d
Spokane - WA$424,976 +0.2% 21.0d
Kennewick - WA$442,889 +0.3% 20.0d
Olympia - WA$532,102 +0.3% 18.0d
Bremerton - WA$589,257 +1.3% 11.0d
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