Lotvox market story
ZIP 98050
King County, WA
What homes are worth, what they cost to carry, how fast they sell — one step at a time.
- Typical home value
- $1,361,864
- 12-month change
- −1.4%
- Payment share of income
- 77.8%
This week since 2026-10-08: Payment share of income 77.8% (was 76.9%) · Monthly P&I $7,543 (was $7,454)
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Who's going to sell in 98050 this year?
Lotvox Turnover Index
Ranking every home in 98050 by how likely it is to sell
The Lotvox Turnover Index isn't offered for 98050 yet.
Where
98050 in King County, WA
98050 is one of 86 ZIP codes that lie mostly in King County, WA.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 11 of the 39 nearby ZIPs shown.
- Value rank among nearby ZIPs
- 11 of 39
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
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What it costs
Home values
What homes are worth in 98050
In January 2013 the typical home in 98050 was worth $490,596.
Values peaked at $1,503,193 in June 2022. The latest reading is −9.4% from that peak.
As of August 2026: $1,361,864, −1.4% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $1,361,864
- 12-month change
- −1.4%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research · data as of 2026-08-31
Housing pulse
Monthly cost vs. price
Start with the typical home: $1,361,864. Put 20% down and borrow $1,089,491 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $7,543 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $116,340 a year, $9,695 a month. So the payment takes 77.8% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).
The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 28.0% in 2013.
- Payment share of income
- 77.8%
- Monthly P&I
- $7,543
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08-31
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The payment, at each month's rate
Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2013 (3.41%) the payment was $1,744.
In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $3,116.
By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $7,006 — +125% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +42%.
- Payment change since 2020
- +125%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Home value after inflation
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Reported values rose +178% since January 2013.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +44% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2013 home was worth $707,545. So the real change is +92%, not +178%.
- Real change since 2013
- +92%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), via FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Home values
98050 against its neighbors
98050: +178% since January 2013.
King County: +154% since January 2013.
Washington: +158% since January 2013 — 98050 ran ahead of it by 19 points.
- Change since 2013
- +178%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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98050 among Washington ZIPs
Against 581 Washington ZIP codes, 98050 sits at the 0th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).
18th for appreciation (recent value growth).
- Affordability percentile
- 0th
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $8,905 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $2,092 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 54.2. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 54.2
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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What's moving
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across King County, builders pulled permits for 8,505 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 30% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 8,505
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data as of 2025
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Who's holding, who's leaving
Housing pulse
Migration and inventory
This ZIP sits in King County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 23,473 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 29,819 moved out.
Net across those counties: −6,346 households.
Most arrivals came from Snohomish, WA (7,334 households); most departures went to Snohomish, WA (10,534).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- −6,346
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data
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