Skykomish 98288

King County, WA · 441 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

22affordability /100

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

Payment burden
47.1%
severe
Days on market
6
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-39.8%
vs assessor
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43
/100
Mixed
warming · seller advantage · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
90
Affordability
10
Valuation
35
Economic health
22

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

91/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Strong Buyer's Market
Needs 36.3% correction for affordability
DOM: 123d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)80
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Days on Market (5%)100

Strong buyer leverage in 98288. If you must buy now, offer 10-15% below list price. Payment burden: 47.1% of median income. A 26% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 123. Renting is approximately 202% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 36.3). Market appears 27% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 10-15% below list price. Sellers are under pressure.

Conditions most similar to late 2007 — overvaluation without corresponding income growth. Significant correction potential.
WARMINGSELLER ADVANTAGE

Market is warming with rising prices. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices up 3.6% YoY.

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Median price
$462,795
▴ 3.6% YoY
Days on market
6
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,063
ZORI
Investor score
36/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
2
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-39.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$278,400
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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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-income7.8×

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How 98288 ranks in WA
percentile vs all Washington ZIPs · n=581
Market velocity94%
Supply tightness0%
Affordability17%
Investment yield22%
Appreciation94%

Affordability, supply & momentum

44SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply12.0 mo
Days on Market6d
Inv vs History-13.5%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,338
Payment burden47.1%
Median income · ZIP$59,583
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,801
Monthly rent$1,063
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply12
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,063
Price-to-rent36.3
Est. cap rate1.8%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score19
Transit score30
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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