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Spokane, WA housing market

Spokane, WA metro median sale price $431K in Jul–Sep 2026, down 1.1% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Spokane, WA metro is $431K over Jul–Sep 2026, down 1.1% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The decline is steeper than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.1 points (down 0.1% through Q2 2026).

On median sale price, Spokane ($431K) ranks 9th of the 11 Washington metros Pecan Street tracks, between Kennewick ($440K) and Longview ($411K). On median days on market, Spokane (52 days) ranks 9th of the 11 Washington metros, between Bellingham (57 days) and Bremerton (51 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Spokane (41%) ranks 5th of the 11 Washington metros, between Seattle (42%) and Walla Walla (38%).

Listings spent a median 52 days on market in Sep 2026, fewer than in most of the 385 metros. 41% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 2.7 points lower. That share is higher than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 11% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 319 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $2,320 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $99K a year. The median sale price equals about 18 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 0.9% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $231 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 0.1%.

In eight of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; four are higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$431K

-1.1% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$2,320/mo

$99K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Spokane compares to other U.S. metros

Home-price growth↓329th of 383
Asking-vs-sale gap↑53rd of 291 (top 19%)
Price-to-rent↑83rd of 373 (top 23%)
Days on market↓257th of 385
Price cuts↑129th of 385 (top 34%)

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 18 +0.9% YoY
↑83rd of 373 (top 23%)
Asking price / sq ft$231 -0.1% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 41% -2.7 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↑129th of 385 (top 34%)
New housing units permitted319

The median asking price $478K runs about 11% above the median sale price $431K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Sep 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data12 shown of 59
MLS board of recordNorthwest MLS (NWMLS)
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

No signals flagged for this market right now.

Housing Economy

Spokane · ConstructionCOPIED

Spokane builders pulled 1.0% more single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Spokane metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct7010514017521020252026
AprJulOct7010514017521020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec118135—
Nov137102—
Oct184158—
Sep158122182
Aug179128152
Jul181126158
Jun113143156
May166165152
Apr184170136
Mar173162124
Feb17498105
Jan1198897

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Spokane metro area pulled 1,657 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 1.0% more than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 5.0% above the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Spokane area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Spokane · Home pricesCOPIED

Spokane home prices are level with a year ago in the second quarter of 2026

Home prices in the Spokane metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

19801990200020102020-30%-15%0%15%30%Spokane
1990200020102020-30%-15%0%15%30%Spokane
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateSpokane
Jun 2026-0.1%
Mar 2026-0.3%
Dec 20252.3%
Sep 20252.5%
Jun 20251.9%
Mar 20255.5%
Dec 20244.4%
Sep 20242.1%
Jun 20243.9%
Mar 20241.1%
Dec 20230.3%
Sep 2023-0.8%
Jun 2023-1.9%
Mar 20234.1%
Dec 20227.6%
Sep 202214.9%
Jun 202224.4%
Mar 202225.5%
Dec 202127%
Sep 202126.8%
Jun 202121.6%
Mar 202114.2%
Dec 202011.1%
Sep 20209.2%
Jun 20207.5%
Mar 20208.4%
Dec 201910.2%
Sep 201910.5%
Jun 201910.2%
Mar 201912%
Dec 201812.7%
Sep 201810.4%
Jun 201811.6%
Mar 201810.8%
Dec 20178%
Sep 20179.4%
Jun 20179.3%
Mar 20178.2%
Dec 20167.8%
Sep 20168%
Jun 20166.9%
Mar 20165.5%
Dec 20156.3%
Sep 20154.6%
Jun 20154.4%
Mar 20155.6%
Dec 20144.2%
Sep 20144.2%
Jun 20143.6%
Mar 20141.3%
Dec 20130.7%
Sep 20130.9%
Jun 20131.6%
Mar 2013-0.1%
Dec 2012-1.6%
Sep 2012-0.7%
Jun 2012-1.7%
Mar 2012-2.7%
Dec 2011-5.8%
Sep 2011-7.5%
Jun 2011-7%
Mar 2011-7%
Dec 2010-3.5%
Sep 2010-3.7%
Jun 2010-6.1%
Mar 2010-7.2%
Dec 2009-6.6%
Sep 2009-4.8%
Jun 2009-5.2%
Mar 2009-2.9%
Dec 2008-2.6%
Sep 2008-2%
Jun 20081.1%
Mar 20083.2%
Dec 20076%
Sep 20077.3%
Jun 20078.8%
Mar 200713.3%
Dec 200613.6%
Sep 200614.9%
Jun 200617.9%
Mar 200618.3%
Dec 200518.6%
Sep 200517.1%
Jun 200515.4%
Mar 200512.9%
Dec 200411.3%
Sep 200410.8%
Jun 20047.8%
Mar 20044.7%
Dec 20033.8%
Sep 20033%
Jun 20033.4%
Mar 20033.3%
Dec 20023.4%
Sep 20023.3%
Jun 20022.2%
Mar 20023.1%
Dec 20014.5%
Sep 20014.6%
Jun 20015.1%
Mar 20014.3%
Dec 20002.1%
Sep 20000.5%
Jun 2000-0.9%
Mar 2000-1.3%
Dec 1999-0.9%
Sep 19990.7%
Jun 19991.7%
Mar 19991.5%
Dec 19982.2%
Sep 19982.3%
Jun 19983.1%
Mar 19982.9%
Dec 19971.8%
Sep 19971.5%
Jun 1997-0.2%
Mar 1997-1.1%
Dec 19960.2%
Sep 19960.7%
Jun 19962.5%
Mar 19965.9%
Dec 19955.7%
Sep 19953.3%
Jun 19951.8%
Mar 19952.8%
Dec 19943.9%
Sep 19946.6%
Jun 199410.9%
Mar 199410.4%
Dec 19939.2%
Sep 199310.3%
Jun 19939.9%
Mar 19939.5%
Dec 199211.1%
Sep 199210.7%
Jun 19929.8%
Mar 199211.2%
Dec 19918.9%
Sep 19918.8%
Jun 19919.4%
Mar 19917.6%
Dec 199012.3%
Sep 199010.7%
Jun 19908%
Mar 19909.3%
Dec 19896.8%
Sep 19896.7%
Jun 19898.1%
Mar 19894.3%
Dec 19882.6%
Sep 19880.2%
Jun 1988-3.2%
Mar 1988-1.1%
Dec 1987-2.6%
Sep 1987-0.7%
Jun 19871.9%
Mar 19871.4%
Dec 19863.1%
Sep 1986-0.8%
Jun 19864.4%
Mar 19861.4%
Dec 1985-3.9%
Sep 19852.1%
Jun 19854%
Mar 19854.8%
Dec 198419.4%
Sep 198421.6%
Jun 19842.9%
Mar 19844.2%
Dec 19834.1%
Sep 19831%
Jun 198310.2%
Mar 198318.8%
Dec 1982-7.3%
Sep 1982-9.2%
Jun 1982-4%
Mar 1982-16.5%
Dec 1981-3.1%
Sep 1981-7.3%
Jun 1981-5.3%
Mar 19812.6%
Dec 19805.6%
Sep 19807.7%
Jun 19804.8%
Mar 19804.2%
Dec 19799.1%
Sep 197915.2%
Jun 197914.1%
Mar 197916.3%
Dec 197813.4%
Sep 197816.3%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Spokane metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was level with its level a year earlier. Since 1978, prices have risen an average of 5.1% a year. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Spokane home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 1.1pp

Redfin (metro)

-1.1%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

-0.1%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
99006$580K↑81↑24↑16↓54$465K↑
99016$528K↑97↑24↓40↑38↑$497K↑
99019$550K↓106↑28↑48↑50↓$573K↑
99202$325K↓84↑20↓36↑73↑$310K↓
99203$590K↑91↑20↑36↓58↑$489K↑
99205$329K↓183↑56↓104↓43↑$318K↓
99206$450K↓121↑40↓52↓48↑$420K↑
99207$295K↓113↑36↓44↑52↑$273K↓
99208$499K↓211↑72↓76↓45↑$461K↑
99217$410K↓81↑4↓32↑53↑$370K↓
99223$552K↓128↓44↓44↓45↑$494K↑
99224$644K↑124↑20↑36↑61↑$519K↓

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.