Cowlitz County, WA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Cowlitz County, WA is $428,505. There were 1,798 home sales in Cowlitz County, WA over the past 12 months. The median residential Cowlitz County, WA home value for transactions over the previous year is $385,000. The number of current listings in Cowlitz County, WA is 2,599, and the percentage of properties for sale is 2599.00%. The county has 82 foreclosures, 21 bank owned properties, 54 headed for auction, and 2,599 properties for sale.
Cowlitz County, WA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview | $ 387,266 $ 272/sqft | Silverlake | $ 522,756 $ 307/sqft |
| Kelso | $ 399,000 $ 274/sqft | Ryderwood | $ 259,673 $ 214/sqft |
| Woodland | $ 607,430 $ 306/sqft | Toutle | $ 677,755 $ 344/sqft |
| Castle Rock | $ 504,659 $ 297/sqft | Cougar | $ 384,500 $ 312/sqft |
| Kalama | $ 620,388 $ 304/sqft | Carrolls | $ -- $ -- |
| Ariel | $ 607,438 $ 360/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Cowlitz County, WA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $425K | $433.7K | 2.05% |
| Median Sold Price | $408.4K | $367.9K | -9.93% |
| Homes For Sale | 1,687 | 2,560 | 51.75% |
| Homes Sold | 627 | 565 | -9.89% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Browse Homes in Cowlitz County, WA
Cowlitz County, WA home values range from $75,296 to $3,974,999. Toutle is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $765,000, and Ryderwood is most affordable with average house prices of around $284,250.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.21% of all residential properties in Cowlitz County, WA with Kelso containing 5 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 11 cities within Cowlitz County, WA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $455,408 in Longview to the lowest home value of $306,086 in Kelso.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Cowlitz County, WA ranges from the highest value of $416,499 in Castle Rock to the lowest value of $228,900 in Longview. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.63% of properties in Cowlitz County, WA. There are 11 cities within Cowlitz County, WA; Longview containing 12 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsLongview has 25 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Cowlitz County, WA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.63% of all properties in Cowlitz County, WA. There are 11 cities within Cowlitz County, WA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $658,237 in Ariel to the lowest value of $199,999 in Ariel.
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