ZIP 98134

98134 is one of 86 ZIP codes that lie mostly in King County, WA.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 35 of the 35 nearby ZIPs shown.

1 school location in 98134: 1 high.

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In January 2013 the typical home in 98134 was worth $217,490.

Values peaked at $503,504 in July 2022. The latest reading is −14.1% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $432,447, −6.6% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $432,447. Put 20% down and borrow $345,958 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $2,395 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $66,119 a year, $5,510 a month. So the payment takes 43.5% 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 21.9% in 2013.

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 $773.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,440.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,225 — +55% since December 2020, while the home's value moved −3%.

Reported values rose +99% 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 $313,667. So the real change is +38%, not +99%.

98134: +99% since January 2013.

King County: +154% since January 2013.

Washington: +158% since January 2013 — 98134 ran behind it by 60 points.

Against 581 Washington ZIP codes, 98134 sits at the 37th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

0th for appreciation (recent value growth); 81st for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $2,828 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,628 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 22.1. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Homes sold: about 0 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 0 — so sales ran at NaN% of it, and below it in 5 of the last 24 months.

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).

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. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 1 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Snohomish, WA (7,334 households); most departures went to Snohomish, WA (10,534).

County assessor records list 285 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $3,781,000; the typical home value is $432,447.

The assessor average sits +774.3% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.