Market report, updated November 5, 2026

98042 Home Values and Market Report

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Market at a glance

Over the last 12 months, homes sold for 99.2% of list price in 51 days on average.

Average price, last 12 months

What sellers asked vs. what homes actually sold for, by closing month.

List · $625K Sold · $617K

$850K$770K$690K$610K

NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Homes sold per month

Closed sales, last 12 months.

53 N

47 D

40 J

38 F

39 M

48 A

68 M

60 J

73 J

51 A

62 S

30 O

Peak: 73 sales in Jul. Last month: 30.

Where the market stands

All homes in this report, by status.

Buyer's or seller's market?

Months it would take to sell every active home at the pace of the last 6 months.

3.1months of inventory

Seller's, under 4BalancedBuyer's, over 6

Homes are selling quickly, which favors sellers in this market.

Average price by status

Active$806K

Under contract$728K

Sold$733K

Average days on market

Active85 days

Under contract91 days

Sold51 days

Browse homes by status

Choose a status to see its numbers, charts and listings.

Active homes

Currently for sale

Homes for sale 175

Average list price $805,706

Avg. days on market 85 days

Avg. price per ft² $362 Based on 149 of 175 homes

Avg. living area 2,384 ft² Based on 149 of 175 homes

Avg. beds / baths 3.7 / 2.9

Price vs. living area

Each dot is a home. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

26 homes didn’t report living area and aren’t shown.

1 home is larger or pricier than this chart’s scale and isn’t shown.

$3M$2M$1M$0

Price vs. living area: 148 homes plotted, up to $3M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

How long homes have been listed

Number of homes by days on market.

49 0–30 days

70 31–90

43 91–180

8 181–365

5 365+

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

16 homes didn’t report bedrooms and aren’t shown.

75 ≤3 bd

59 4 bd

20 5 bd

5 6 bd

0 7 bd

0 8+ bd

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes in this status.

14221 SE 260th Street$921

26028 204th Avenue SE$835

26508 132nd Avenue SE$725

13610 SE 288th Street$646

23810 148th Avenue SE$598

15818 SE 287th Street$591

19210 SE 268th St$541

All active listings

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Address	Beds	Baths	Living ft²	List price	$ / ft²	Days on market
17735 SE 261st StreetCovington, WA 98042	3	2	1,590	$570,000	$358	28 days
15326 SE 272nd StreetKent, WA 98042	3	1	1,780	$899,990	$505	0 days
21622 SE 297th StreetKent, WA 98042	3	3	1,780	$500,000	$280	36 days
25613 204th Place SECovington, WA 98042	4	4	3,395	$799,950	$235	0 days
18117 SE 246th StreetCovington, WA 98042	4	3	2,598	$749,950	$288	0 days
20615 SE 294th WayKent, WA 98042	4	3	2,430	$1,050,000	$432	0 days
16314 SE 254th StreetCovington, WA 98042	4	3	2,080	$699,950	$336	0 days
16301 SE 251st StreetCovington, WA 98042	3	3	1,660	$635,000	$382	0 days
15410 se 272 Street Unit #11Kent, WA 98042	3	2	—	$174,999	—	2 days
27728 149th Pl SEKent, WA 98042	3	2	1,330	$574,999	$432	55 days

Under contract homes

Pending and contingent sales

Homes under contract 38

Average list price $727,743

Avg. days on market 91 days Based on 35 of 38 homes

Avg. price per ft² $361 Based on 37 of 38 homes

Avg. living area 2,163 ft² Based on 37 of 38 homes

Avg. beds / baths 3.5 / 2.8

Price vs. living area

Each dot is a home. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

1 home didn’t report living area and isn’t shown.

$1.5M$1M$500K$0

Price vs. living area: 37 homes plotted, up to $1.5M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

Days on market before going under contract

Number of homes by days on market.

3 homes didn’t report days on market and aren’t shown.

7 0–30 days

12 31–90

14 91–180

2 181–365

0 365+

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

1 home didn’t report bedrooms and isn’t shown.

22 ≤3 bd

11 4 bd

4 5 bd

0 6 bd

0 7 bd

0 8+ bd

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes in this status.

18222 SE Wax Road$690

20003 SE 287th Street$493

19443 SE 267th Street$459

30979 E Lake Morton Drive SE$453

20004 142nd Avenue SE$439

19750 SE 263rd Place$430

All under contract listings

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Address	Beds	Baths	Living ft²	List price	$ / ft²	Days on market
14734 SE 244th StreetKent, WA 98042	5	3	2,741	$799,950	$291	—
26835 196th Avenue SECovington, WA 98042	4	3	2,300	$725,000	$315	—
26923 206th Avenue SECovington, WA 98042	3	2	1,810	$765,000	$422	—
20004 142nd Avenue SEKent, WA 98042	3	2	1,480	$650,000	$439	19 days
26126 147th Place SEKent, WA 98042	4	3	1,870	$649,000	$347	13 days
18615 SE 259th StreetCovington, WA 98042	3	2	1,540	$599,000	$388	8 days
29734 215th Terrace SEKent, WA 98042	4	3	2,490	$640,000	$257	13 days
20004 142nd Avenue SEKent, WA 98042	3	2	1,480	$650,000	$439	19 days
26127 145th Avenue SEKent, WA 98042	3	3	2,103	$789,000	$375	17 days
14624 SE 246th PlaceKent, WA 98042	4	3	2,650	$919,000	$346	33 days

Sold homes

Closed in the last 12 months

Homes sold 609

Average sold price $733,359

Avg. days to sell 51 days

Sold vs. list price 99.2%

Avg. price per ft² $350

Avg. living area 2,231 ft²

Price vs. living area

Each dot is one of the 250 newest homes. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

6 homes didn’t report living area and aren’t shown.

$3M$2M$1M$0

Price vs. living area: 244 homes plotted, up to $3M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

How long homes took to sell

Number of homes by days on market.

329 0–30 days

160 31–90

86 91–180

32 181–365

2 365+

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

10 homes didn’t report bedrooms and aren’t shown.

270 ≤3 bd

235 4 bd

79 5 bd

13 6 bd

2 7 bd

0 8+ bd

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes among the newest.

31602 W Lake Morton Drive SE$860

20812 SE 268th Street$612

26918 140th Avenue SE$610

31089 E Lake Morton Drive SE$581

22517 183rd Avenue SE$556

26320 191st Place SE$551

28032 132nd Avenue SE$544

Sold price vs. list price

How close homes sold to their asking price.

58% sold at or above asking

53 Under 95%

103 95–98%

99 98–100%

283 100–102%

71 Over 102%

All sold listings (609)

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Address	Beds	Baths	Living ft²	Sold price	Sold / list	$ / ft²	Days to sell
26132 134th Avenue SEKent, WA 98042	5	3	3,783	$1,675,000	95.7%	$442	76 days
19463 SE 267th StreetCovington, WA 98042	2	1	840	$423,000	105.8%	$503	15 days
20438 SE 256th StreetCovington, WA 98042	4	3	2,550	$725,000	96.7%	$284	110 days
25708 135th Place SEKent, WA 98042	3	2	1,630	$500,000	100.0%	$306	7 days
26011 147th Place SEKent, WA 98042	4	4	2,954	$835,000	100.0%	$282	100 days
14221 SE 284th PlaceKent, WA 98042	5	3	2,330	$755,000	98.7%	$324	23 days
17655 SE 267th PlaceCovington, WA 98042	3	1	1,200	$530,000	100.1%	$441	78 days
29704 217th Place SEKent, WA 98042	4	3	2,000	$570,000	98.3%	$285	141 days
19114 SE 295th StreetKent, WA 98042	3	2	2,300	$750,000	93.8%	$326	109 days
26723 191st Place SECovington, WA 98042	2	2	1,240	$524,000	100.0%	$422	0 days

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