Thurston County, WA Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Thurston County, WA is $534,776. There were 4,153 home sales in Thurston County, WA over the past 12 months. The median residential Thurston County, WA home value for transactions over the previous year is $509,214. The number of current listings in Thurston County, WA is 7,638, and the percentage of properties for sale is 7638.00%. The county has 101 foreclosures, 27 bank owned properties, 68 headed for auction, and 7,638 properties for sale.

Thurston County, WA Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Olympia

$ 582,336

$ 317/sqft

Tenino

$ 537,560

$ 328/sqft

Lacey

$ 507,733

$ 290/sqft

Rainier

$ 515,000

$ 297/sqft

Yelm

$ 479,213

$ 280/sqft

Bucoda

$ 258,000

$ 298/sqft

Rochester

$ 555,332

$ 331/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Thurston County, WA

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$532.1K$536K0.73%
Median Sold Price$540K$512.1K-5.16%
Homes For Sale5,1167,56047.77%
Homes Sold1,4991,076-28.22%
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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 Thurston County, WA

Thurston County, WA home values range from $99,988 to $4,999,900. Olympia is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $574,034.744, and Bucoda is most affordable with average house prices of around $427,475.

Foreclosure
There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $788,504 in Bucoda to the lowest value of $190,000 in Bucoda. Foreclosure homes account for 1.00% of properties in Thurston County, WA with Olympia containing 35 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0.07% of all residential properties in Thurston County, WA with Lacey containing 3 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $476,394 in Olympia to the lowest home value of $421,089 in Lacey.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Thurston County, WA ranges from the highest value of $714,950 in Tenino to the lowest value of $286,095 in Olympia. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.30% of properties in Thurston County, WA. There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA; Olympia containing 11 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Olympia has 22 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Thurston County, WA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.77% of all properties in Thurston County, WA. There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $838,964 in Rainier to the lowest value of $190,000 in Rainier.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 86.02% of residential properties in Thurston County, WA with Olympia containing 3742 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $1,724,770 in Rochester to the lowest value of $99,988 in Bucoda.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $747,267 in Rainier to the lowest price of $140,000 in Rainier. There are 7 cities within Thurston County, WA. Olympia has 575 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 11.70% of properties in Thurston County, WA.

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