98042 Home Values & Market Trends
There are 1,216 homes currently listed for 98042. 98042 real estate market trends show that home prices range from $79,900 to $7,200,000, and the median sales price in the 98042 zip code is $698,569. The total number of properties sold within the past twelve months is 652. In 98042, 29 properties are in foreclosure, 7 are bank owned properties,and 17 are headed for auction.
98042 Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|
| Kent | $ 663,509 $ 345/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for 98042
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $717K | $742.5K | 3.56% |
| Median Sold Price | $701.3K | $731.1K | 4.24% |
| Homes For Sale | 846 | 1,216 | 43.74% |
| Homes Sold | 248 | 190 | -23.39% |
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 98042
The median list price of a home in Kent, is $698,569. A total of 1,216 properties are for sale, and the percentage of properties for sale in the zip code is 1216.00%. The total count of 98042 properties is 1,462.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.34% of all residential properties in 98042 with kent containing 12 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There is 1 cities within 98042; of that cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $721,227 in kent to the lowest home value of $183,820 in kent.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in 98042 ranges from the highest value of $1,032,482 in kent to the lowest value of $229,999 in kent. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.48% of properties in 98042. There is 1 cities within 98042; kent containing 16 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- Auctionskent has 37 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of 98042. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.16% of all properties in 98042. There is 1 cities within 98042; of that cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,151,406 in kent to the lowest value of $261,055 in kent.
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Washington Foreclosure Laws
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