Walla Walla County, WA real estate

What the numbers say

Walla Walla County, WA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Walla Walla County listed for $525,000, down 1.2% from a year earlier. That is 18% below the Washington median of $639,475.

Homes spent a median of 81 days on the market, slower than 75 days a year ago. That makes Walla Walla County the #19 fastest-selling of 22 Washington counties we track.

Homeowners in Walla Walla County pay a median of $3,492 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $408,900, an effective rate of about 0.85%. The Washington average is 0.81%, which makes Walla Walla County the #37 lowest-tax of 39 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,218 a month, and $1,343 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 36 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $525,000 home here comes to about $3,455 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $148,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,202).