Home Affordability by State

What can you afford in Washington?

A baseline estimate for a household earning $96,000 a year gross, with typical debts and expenses, a $40,000 down payment, and a 740-759 credit score — using Washington's own property tax and insurance data rather than a national average. Every assumption is editable in the full calculator below.

Washington's effective property tax rate is around 0.84% of home value per year — the 24th lowest in the country. Average homeowner's insurance runs near $1,250/year on a $300,000 home — the 10th lowest.

Comfortable

$318,422

Stretch

$369,088

Risky ceiling

$399,488

This baseline's own budget can sustain at least as much as a lender's debt-to-income ceiling allows in Washington — the DTI ratio, not the household budget, is what limits the number here.

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