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ZIP 98118 Seattle, WA Housing Market

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

98118Seattle area

Price, Rent & Competition

$734,729

$2,007

66 index

135

Supply & Market Activity

47

37

31.68%

37 days

Area profile & market context

Population

50,500

Population density

3,124 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

-0.20%

Inventory (MoM)

+1.50%

Buyer competition (MoM)

-12.00%

New listings (MoM)

-9.62%

Homes Pending (MoM)

-7.50%

Price cuts share (MoM)

+11.65%

Typical rent (YoY)

+1.75%

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: 37 · MoM: -7.50% · YoY: 19.35%

  • Sale speed (days to pending)

    Value: 37 · MoM: 60.87% · YoY: -

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 47 · MoM: -9.62% · YoY: -4.08%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 135 · MoM: 1.50% · YoY: 8.87%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 66 · MoM: -12.00% · YoY: -35.92%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 31.68% · MoM: 11.65% · YoY: 14.86%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 4,054 · MoM: -7.42% · YoY: -5.55%

ZIP 98118 covers residential neighborhoods in Seattle, located within King County, WA, part of the broader Seattle housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 98118 in the Seattle housing market is $734,729, with a typical rent of $2,007 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 30.5.

Key stats

  • ZIP 98118 is around the 24th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 98118 is around the 86th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 30.5.
  • 79 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply increased while buyer competition eased.
Typical home value
$734,729
Typical rent
$2,007
Homes for sale
135
Buyer competition
66
New listings
47
Homes going pending
37
Listings with price cuts
31.7%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 2.3% over 11 months
Typical home value down 2.3% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 2.0% over 11 months
Typical rent up 2.0% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 2.3% over 11 months
Homes for sale up 2.3% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 9.3% over 11 months
New listings up 9.3% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 15.6% over 11 months
Homes going pending up 15.6% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Down 36.5% over 11 months
Buyer competition index down 36.5% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25Jul 26
Up 25.1% over 11 months
Listings with price cuts up 25.1% over the last 11 months in ZIP 98118.

Price and rent in ZIP 98118

ZIP 98118 is around the 24th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 98118 is around the 10th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 98118 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value fell 2.3% over the last 11 months, from $751,935 to $734,729. It rose in 5 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.3% in November 2025.

Typical rent rose 2.0% over the last 11 months, from $1,968 to $2,007. It rose in 5 of 10 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +2.9% in June 2026.

How ZIP 98118 compares to Seattle

ZIP 98118's typical home value is 9.9% below the Seattle median of $815,787. ZIP 98118's typical rent is 11.9% below the Seattle median of $2,279. ZIP 98118's buyer competition is 24.5% above the Seattle median of 53.

How fast homes sell in ZIP 98118

Homes in ZIP 98118 typically go pending in about 37 days — about 12% slower than the metro median of 33 days.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 98118 is around the 71st percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 98118 is around the 86th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 79 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply increased while buyer competition eased. Over the 11 readings on record, inventory moved between 79 and 135 — a 56-point spread across 21 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 98108, 98144, 98106, 98126.

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