The story of this market
The typical home in Walla Walla County, Washington sells for about $410,000, or $244 per square foot.
Prices are down 11.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 92 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 260% since 2000. Last year 8 of 13 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,561 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,561 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+19.3%). Worst: 2009 (-4.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.2%
WA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,154
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 13 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
40
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $20,314,057.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
77.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2760 | 1470 | 77.6% | 7.7% | $245,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Walla Walla County, Washington
Walla Walla County's housing market has moderated to a balanced posture, characterized by an increased median days on market of 92 days and a median sale price softening to $410,000. Closed volume remains steady at 50 monthly transactions while inventory levels offer buyers more negotiating power with average sale-to-list ratios at 98.5%. The market is buoyed by stable regional employment across higher education, healthcare, and viticulture.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 93 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 1.08% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.5% · poverty 13.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Walla Walla County, Washington — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 99323 | Burbank | $449,900 | $235 | +3.4% | 46 | 98.5% | 15% | 3 | 12 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99324 | College Place | $457,450 | $235 | +13.6% | 77 | 98.5% | 10.9% | 2.3 | 110 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99329 | — | $457,450 | $235 | +1.1% | 36 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 112 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99348 | Prescott | $350,000 | $253 | — | 94 | — | — | — | 95 | $1,561 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99360 | Touchet | $367,041 | $215 | +3.4% | 46 | 98% | 15% | 3 | 296 | $1,450 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99361 | Waitsburg | $379,403 | $254 | +3.4% | 46 | 99.4% | 34% | 3 | 19 | $1,250 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99362 | Walla Walla | $422,000 | $227 | -3.1% | 35 | — | — | — | 281 | $1,484 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Walla Walla County displays moderate overall crime rates that trend below larger metropolitan areas across Washington, though property crimes and petty theft concentrate primarily around urban centers like Walla Walla and College Place.
The county is anchored by Walla Walla Public Schools and College Place Public Schools, featuring strong community-supported primary campuses such as Waitsburg Elementary (rated 9/10) alongside well-regarded regional dual-language programs.
Flood risk presents a notable hazard across lowland riparian zones near Mill Creek and the Walla Walla River with approximately 37% of properties vulnerable, accompanied by seasonal wildfire smoke exposure and semi-arid wind concerns across agricultural rangelands.
Economic growth is supported by a stable viticulture and wine-tourism industry, healthcare services via Providence St. Mary, higher education institutions (Whitman College, Walla Walla University, WWCC), and food processing expansions overseen by the Port of Walla Walla.
Washington levies no personal income tax, funding services primarily through state and local sales taxes, the business and occupation (B&O) tax, and local real property levies. Residential parcels carry typical effective property tax rates around 0.9% to 1.1% of true and fair value depending on overlapping municipal and school bonds.
The area offers extensive viticulture tourism with over 120 wineries, historic downtown Walla Walla's walkable culinary district, Fort Walla Walla Park and Museum, Pioneer Park, and nearby access to the Blue Mountains and Umatilla National Forest.
Rental demand is heavily sustained by the student bodies of Whitman College and Walla Walla University as well as seasonal agricultural and hospitality workers, keeping median asking rents near $2,140 per month.
Anchor industries center on agriculture and viticulture, wine production, packaging and logistics, higher education, and regional medical care. The county also benefits from state correctional facility employment and light manufacturing around the Port's industrial parks.
Primary vehicular access is carried via US Route 12 and Highway 125, connecting the county to the Tri-Cities to the west and Lewiston/Clarkston to the east, supplemented by Valley Transit bus lines and commercial air service via Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW).
Regional planning coordinates with the Port of Walla Walla and local municipalities under Washington's Growth Management Act, focusing high-density infill in College Place and Walla Walla while preserving outlying agricultural reserves.
The Walla Walla County Assessor establishes fair market valuations annually using continuous mass appraisal sales models, updating physical inspections on a multi-year cyclical regime pursuant to Washington RCW Chapter 84.40.
Parcels are subject to overlapping jurisdictions including Port of Walla Walla general levies, Mill Creek Flood Control District, rural cemetery and fire protection districts, and local educational service districts.
Homeowners insurance premiums remain comparatively moderate relative to coastal regions, though properties situated within Mill Creek drainage zones face mandatory NFIP flood coverage mandates and wildland-urban interface boundaries see heightened underwriting scrutiny.
- Chuck E. Cheese429.7 mi
- Gesa Carousel of Dreams4.829 mi
- HAPO Center4.328.3 mi
- Benton County Fairgrounds4.424.7 mi
- Gesa Stadium4.628.1 mi
- HungryGen Tri-Cities4.929 mi
- Walla Walla County Fairgrounds4.417.2 mi
- Wine Valley Golf Club4.713 mi
- Pioneer Park4.817.4 mi
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site4.614.7 mi
- Charbonneau Park4.512.5 mi
- Fort Walla Walla Museum4.716.7 mi
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site4.614.7 mi
- Fort Walla Walla Museum4.716.7 mi
- L’Ecole № 41 Winery4.612.4 mi
- Cafe con Arte4.824.2 mi
- Sacajawea State Park Interpretive Center4.621.9 mi
- Wine Valley Golf Club4.713 mi
- Pioneer Park4.817.4 mi
- Charbonneau Park4.512.5 mi
- McNary National Wildlife Refuge4.519.7 mi
- Pioneer Park Aviary4.817.5 mi
- Wine Valley Golf Club4.713 mi
- Walla Walla Country Club4.617.6 mi
- Safeway4.216.5 mi
- Safeway4.317.3 mi
- Safeway4.317.5 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.216.3 mi
- Marshalls4.316.3 mi
- Tri-Cities Airport4.425.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A nationally recognized pedestrian-friendly downtown boasting dozens of winery tasting rooms, boutique shopping, and fine dining.
A 208-acre community park featuring sports fields, a BMX track, walking trails, and a 17-building heritage museum village.
Walla Walla's oldest park, established in 1902, featuring historic trees, an aviary, formal rose gardens, and a walking circuit.
An 18-hole municipal championship golf course situated near the VA medical complex.
Retrieved from Census Bureau profiles and tables (ACS 5-year data.census.gov tables DP02-DP05, S1701).