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Home values, rents and more in Olympia, WA

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

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Typical home value
$526,000
Metro: $521,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.3%
Metro: +0.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,969/mo
Metro: $2,043 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.9%
Metro: +2.5% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
55,951
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$81,302
Metro: $96,563 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Olympia, WA, shaded by typical home valueOlympia98503
  • Under $510k
  • $510k–$540k
  • $540k–$560k
  • $560k+
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ZIP codes around Olympia, WA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Olympia is outlined.

How Olympia compares

The typical home in Olympia, WA is worth about $526,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Olympia are about the same as the typical value in the Olympia metro area ($521,000) and 44% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

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

Typical rent is $1,969 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 4% below the Olympia metro area ($2,043) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.9% over the past year.

The median household income is $81,302, against $96,563 in the Olympia metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 55,951 people live in Olympia (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Olympia has the highest typical home value of the 8 cities in the Olympia metro area and the 134th-highest of 342 in Washington with Zillow figures.

Part of: Thurston County, WA · Olympia 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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