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ZIP 98117 Seattle, WA Housing Market

City
Seattle
County
King County
State
WA
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Price, Rent & Competition

$958,729

$2,565

90 index

93

Supply & Market Activity

40

33

28.14%

21 days

Area profile & market context

Population

35,711

Population density

3,560 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

-0.01%

Inventory (MoM)

-1.06%

Buyer competition (MoM)

+12.50%

New listings (MoM)

-14.89%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-10.81%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+13.82%

Typical rent (YoY)

+1.42%

How quickly homes are selling

Selling slower

Homes appear to be going under contract more slowly in this ZIP.

This summary combines homes going pending and sale speed (days to pending). Supporting ZIP and metro context is shown separately.

Sale-speed figures and broader market activity are shown separately. Missing sale-speed values are not estimated.

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

  • Homes going pending

    Value: 33 · MoM: -10.81% · YoY: -15.38%

  • Sale speed (days to pending)

    Value: 21 · MoM: 23.53% · YoY: -

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 40 · MoM: -14.89% · YoY: -2.44%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 93 · MoM: -1.06% · YoY: 1.09%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 90 · MoM: 12.50% · YoY: 25.00%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 28.14% · MoM: 13.82% · YoY: 4.79%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 3,592 · MoM: -11.51% · YoY: -8.32%

ZIP 98117 covers residential neighborhoods in Seattle, located within King County, WA, part of the broader Seattle housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 98117 in the Seattle housing market is $958,729, with a typical rent of $2,565 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 31.1.

Key stats

  • ZIP 98117 is around the 71st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 98117 is around the 95th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 31.1.
  • 83 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened.
Typical home value
$958,729
Typical rent
$2,565
Homes for sale
93
Buyer competition
90
New listings
40
Homes going pending
33
Listings with price cuts
28.1%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 0.1% over 12 months
Typical home value up 0.1% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 1.7% over 12 months
Typical rent up 1.7% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 5.7% over 12 months
Homes for sale up 5.7% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 0.0% over 12 months
New listings up 0.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 13.2% over 12 months
Homes going pending down 13.2% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Buyer competition index up 3.4% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 2.1% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts up 2.1% over the last 12 months in ZIP 98117.

Price and rent in ZIP 98117

ZIP 98117 is around the 71st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 98117 is around the 86th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 98117 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value rose 0.1% over the past 12 months, from $957,295 to $958,729. It rose in 5 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.7% in November 2025.

Typical rent rose 1.7% over the past 12 months, from $2,522 to $2,565. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +1.1% in July 2026.

How ZIP 98117 compares to Seattle

ZIP 98117's typical home value is 20.1% above the Seattle median of $798,214. ZIP 98117's typical rent is 12.0% above the Seattle median of $2,290. ZIP 98117's buyer competition is 47.5% above the Seattle median of 61.

How fast homes sell in ZIP 98117

Homes in ZIP 98117 typically go pending in about 21 days — about 36% faster than the metro median of 33 days.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 98117 is around the 29th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 98117 is around the 95th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 83 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 56 and 94 — a 38-point spread across 21 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 98107, 98199, 98103, 98119.

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