The median home in Rochester, Washington is valued at $501,908, up 1.3% year over year. Rochester is part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$501,908

+1.3%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Out of reach49% of income

Need $131,314/yr to afford.

PITI$3,064

P/I49%

Afford$287K

Gap-$215K

P&I $2,538Tax $410Ins $117

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Hunts Point$7.98M Medina$4.38M Yarrow Point$4.21M Clyde Hill$4.01M Beaux Arts Village$2.76M Woodway$2.3M Mercer Island$2.24M Sammamish$1.57M

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