LPT Weekly Market Insights
Kent, WA 98042
Single-Family Homes
Laura Papritz | Managing Broker | REAL Broker, LLC
Kent, WA 98042
Fri May 16 2025
This week the median list price for Kent, WA 98042 is $879,950 with the market action index hovering around 63. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 62. Inventory has increased to 77.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Strong Seller's Market
Market Narrative
In the last few weeks the market has achieved a relative stasis point in terms of sales to inventory. However, inventory is sufficiently low to keep us in the Seller’s Market zone so watch changes in the MAI. If the market heats up, prices are likely to resume an upward climb.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $879,950 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $819,995 | |
| Per Square Foot | $334 | |
| Average Days on Market | 39 | |
| Median Days on Market | 14 | |
| Price Decreased | 36% | |
| Price Increased | 4% | |
| Relisted | 0% | |
| Inventory | 77 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 63 | |
| Strong Seller's Market | ||
We continue to see prices in this zip code bouncing around this plateau. Look for a persistent up-shift in the Market Action Index before we see prices move from these levels.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,180,950 | 3,690 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| $949,990 | 3,001 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| $819,950 | 2,420 | 6,500 - 8,000 sqft | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| $654,999 | 1,760 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 10 |