The median home in Seattle, Washington is valued at $837,193, down 2.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,174, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 32.1x — well above the national average of 18x. Seattle is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$837,193

-2.1%

Rent$2,174/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$167,439 on $837,193

Out of reach — 80.5% of income

Need $215,743/yr to afford.

PITI$5,034

P/I80.5%

Afford$291K

Gap-$546K

P&I $4,233Tax $684Ins $117

Renting $2,860/mo cheaper ($2,174 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Washington

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Hunts Point$7980K Medina$4383K Yarrow Point$4207K Clyde Hill$4012K Beaux Arts Village$2758K Woodway$2301K Mercer Island$2243K Sammamish$1569K

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