Burien 98166

King County, WA · 7,085 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

25affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
45.6%
severe
Days on market
6
daily
Price cuts
13.8%
of active
Valuation
+34.1%
vs assessor
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30
/100
Weak
stable · seller advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
50
Affordability
10
Valuation
35
Economic health
25

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

63/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 34.2% correction for affordability
DOM: 49d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)70
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 98166. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 45.6% of median income. A 23% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 49. Renting is approximately 210% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 37.2).

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
STABLESELLER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices down 1.2% YoY.

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Median price
$843,120
▾ 1.2% YoY
Days on market
6
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,888
ZORI
Investor score
27/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
40
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+34.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$1,131,000
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+69.0%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
King+69.0%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft
Price-to-income7.5×

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How 98166 ranks in WA
percentile vs all Washington ZIPs · n=581
Market velocity94%
Supply tightness77%
Affordability21%
Investment yield18%
Appreciation21%

Affordability, supply & momentum

53SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply7.1 mo
Days on Market6d
Inv vs History+21.4%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$4,259
Payment burden45.6%
Median income · ZIP$112,191
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$5,102
Monthly rent$1,888
Market dynamics
Price cut %13.8%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply7.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,888
Price-to-rent37.2
Est. cap rate1.7%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score9
Transit score16
Bike score

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King County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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