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Home values, rents and more in Kelso, WA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$386,000
Metro: $418,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.3%
Metro: +0.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,469/mo
Metro: $1,417 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.9%
Metro: +2.1% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
12,684
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$66,751
Metro: $76,531 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Kelso, WA, shaded by typical home valueKelso
  • Under $390k
  • $390k–$410k
  • $410k–$470k
  • $470k+
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ZIP codes around Kelso, WA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Kelso is outlined.

How Kelso compares

The typical home in Kelso, WA is worth about $386,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Kelso are 8% below the typical value in the Longview metro area ($418,000) and 5% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Kelso fell 0.3%, compared with +0.1% in the Longview metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,469 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% above the Longview metro area ($1,417) and 24% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $66,751, against $76,531 in the Longview metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 12,684 people live in Kelso (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Kelso has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 7 cities in the Longview metro area and the 113th-lowest of 342 in Washington with Zillow figures.

Part of: Cowlitz County, WA · Longview metro area · Washington

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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