San Juan County, WA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 80
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Home Value
$894,701
+0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
80
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
108 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
73%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,400/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$128
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (80/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 73% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $205k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,726/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $128 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.5% to +8.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.0%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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ZIP codes in San Juan County, WA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Harbor, WA 98250 | $885K | +0.5% | 79 |
| Eastsound, WA 98245 | $926.6K | +2.4% | 85 |
| Lopez, WA 98261 | $866.5K | −1.9% | 85 |
| Olga, WA 98279 | $935.2K | +2.9% | 31 |
| Orcas, WA 98280 | $1.4M | +7.1% | 45 |
| Deer Harbor, WA 98243 | – | – | 29 |
| Shaw Island, WA 98286 | $1.1M | +7.0% | 53 |
| Blakely Island, WA 98222 | $900.1K | −2.6% | 67 |
| ZIP 98297 | – | – | 37 |