Washington State County-Level Median Home Prices

Median home sales price data for Washington State and its counties, aggregated from the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. The dataset tracks price movements over time, with columns for Date, Year, County, and Median Home Price. It is sourced from the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington and was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in Median Home Price by County and Year to identify regional housing market cycles.
• Compare housing price levels across different Washington Counties using the Median Home Price field.
• Investigate seasonal price patterns by examining the Date column against Median Home Price, as noted in the description.
• Use the County and New Georeferenced Column for spatial analysis of housing affordability disparities.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington.
• Includes geographic granularity with a County column for regional analysis.
• Last updated on May 20, 2024, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The dataset contains aggregated statistics, not individual transaction records, limiting granular analysis.
• Median prices are not seasonally adjusted, introducing seasonal variation that complicates month-to-month comparisons.
• Price movements are influenced by changes in home characteristics sold, not pure appreciation, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

Washington Center for Real Estate Research (WCRER) at the University of Washington.

Collection Method

Aggregated from Washington State’s Housing Market publication, using proportion-based calculation of median sales prices from price range data.

Freshness

Updated as of May 20, 2024.

Geography

Washington State and its counties.