Seattle area rankings: ZIP codes and suburbs by home value, rent and income

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area · updated 2026-11-15

Typical home value

$720,000

−1.6% in a year · U.S.: $366,000

Typical rent

$2,250

+2.1% in a year · U.S.: $1,932

Median household income

$115,177

U.S.: $80,734

Population

4,161,883

Census estimate, July 2025

13 rankings for the Seattle area

Cheapest ZIP codes in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98418 (Tacoma, WA): $404,000 · 144 ZIP codes listed
Most expensive ZIP codes in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98039 (Medina, WA): $4,476,000 · 144 ZIP codes listed
Where home prices are falling in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98121 (Belltown, Seattle, WA): −7.1% · 105 ZIP codes listed
Where home prices are rising fastest in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98333 (Fox Island, WA): +1.8% · 35 ZIP codes listed
Cheapest rent in the Seattle area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 98444 (Parkland, WA): $1,577 · 126 ZIP codes listed
Highest rent in the Seattle area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 98077 (Woodinville, WA): $4,850 · 126 ZIP codes listed
Where rents are falling in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98104 (Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA): −2.0% · 8 ZIP codes listed
Where rents are rising fastest in the Seattle areaFirst place: ZIP code 98422 (Tacoma, WA): +8.3% · 105 ZIP codes listed
Richest ZIP codes in the Seattle area, by household incomeFirst place: ZIP code 98039 (Medina, WA): $250,000+ · 144 ZIP codes listed
Cheapest suburbs of SeattleFirst place: Parkland, WA: $459,000 · 68 suburbs listed
Most expensive suburbs of SeattleFirst place: Mercer Island, WA: $2,213,000 · 68 suburbs listed
Richest suburbs of Seattle, by household incomeFirst place: Sammamish, WA: $239,690 · 68 suburbs listed
Largest suburbs of Seattle, by populationFirst place: Tacoma, WA: 222,758 · 68 suburbs listed

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Sources

Home values: Zillow ZHVI (Sep 2026). Rents: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow). Income and the population of ZIP codes, cities and towns: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents and cities or towns with fewer than 5,000 are not ranked. Compiled by Home Economics.