Sep 2026
$385K
+3.4% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Yakima, WA housing market
Yakima, WA metro median sale price $385K in Sep 2026, up 3.4% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Yakima, WA metro is $385K as of Sep 2026, up 3.4% from a year earlier. That change sits near the middle of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.0 points (up 2.4% through Q2 2026).
Yakima has the lowest median sale price of the 11 Washington metros Pecan Street tracks ($385K); Longview ($411K) is next. On median days on market, Yakima (58 days) ranks 7th of the 11 Washington metros, between Kennewick (58 days) and Bellingham (57 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Yakima (34%) ranks 9th of the 11 Washington metros, between Kennewick (37%) and Bellingham (30%).
Listings spent a median 58 days on market in Sep 2026. 34% of active listings carry a price cut, 2.0 points more than a year earlier. That share is lower than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 11% above the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $2,113 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $91K a year. The median sale price equals about 18 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 8.7% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $241 per square foot, down 0.7% from a year earlier.
In four of the seven ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; three are lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
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.
Principal & interest
$2,113/mo
$91K/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 Yakima compares to other U.S. metros
| Asking-vs-sale gap | ↑52nd of 292 (top 18%) |
|---|---|
| Price-to-rent | ↑78th of 373 (top 21%) |
| Price cuts | ↓245th of 385 |
| Home-price growth | 156th of 383 (top 41%) |
| Days on market | 207th of 385 |
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 +8.7% YoY ↑78th of 373 (top 21%) |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $241 -0.7% YoY |
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 | ≈ 34% +2.0 pts YoY ↓245th of 385 |
|---|
The median asking price $428K runs about 11% above the median sale price $385K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — 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 data | 7 shown of 19 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 1.0ppRedfin (metro) +3.4% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +2.4% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) 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 | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98901 | $400K↓ | 54 | 12↓ | 20↓ | 66↑ | $334K↑ |
| 98902 | $344K↑ | 86↑ | 36↓ | 44↑ | 57↑ | $297K↑ |
| 98903 | $520K↑ | 49↑ | 22↓ | 20↑ | 51↑ | $399K↑ |
| 98908 | $494K↓ | 173↑ | 56↑ | 54↑ | 48↑ | $425K |
| 98930 | $377K↑ | 57↑ | 14↑ | 4↓ | 82↑ | $333K↓ |
| 98937 | $514K↑ | 31↑ | 2↑ | 4↓ | 75↓ | $322K↑ |
| 98942 | $528K↓ | 72↑ | 14↑ | 32↑ | 54↑ | $436K |
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.