What Does It Cost to Buy a Home in Kennewick?

As of November 2024, the median price of a home in Kennewick is $407,250. That’s up 7.2% from one year ago.

Kennewick’s home prices have remained relatively steady since the end of the COVID pandemic, which drove prices up considerably both locally and across the country. You can see on this chart how prices have had peaks and valleys over the past couple years but are mostly unchanged since mid-2022.

(For the most recent Kennewick numbers, be sure to see our monthly Tri-Cities housing market report.)

Kennewick Home Prices, Year-to-Year

We can get a better view of home prices by going back further in time.

As of December 2023, the median home price in Kennewick was $375,000, which is about 6% below the overall Tri-Cities median price of $399,027 at that time.

Home prices in Kennewick have risen steadily in recent years, largely due to increasing demand and limited supply. Between the end of 2018 and 2022, prices appreciated by 59% — driven especially by unusually high demand during the COVID pandemic. In 2023, however, Kennewick’s prices dropped back down closer to what they were at the end of 2021. Here’s a look at the median price in December of each year, going back to 2018.

Is it expensive to live in Kennewick?

Kennewick is the largest of the Tri-Cities, with a population estimated to be around 87,000 as of July 2024. It’s also the busiest local city in terms of home buying and selling; nearly every month, Kennewick has the highest number of available homes for sale and the most closings.

If you’re thinking about moving to Kennewick, here’s good news: Homes here are among the most affordable in the Tri-Cities area!

When we look at the median sales price in December of each year since 2018, Kennewick’s is at or very near the lowest when compared to Pasco, Richland, and West Richland. (Kennewick is in red in the chart below.)

Who’s Moving to Kennewick?

The Tri-Cities as a whole is the fastest-growing housing market in Washington state this decade. We’re a popular relocation destination for people all over the country, but especially for folks moving out of bigger cities like Seattle, Portland, and Sacramento. During the pandemic, I took a lot of calls from people all over the West Coast who were thinking about moving to the Tri-Cities.

If that describes you, Kennewick might be the right place to buy a home — it was just named one of the best places to live in the U.S., after all!

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