Olympia, WA Real Estate Prices per Square Foot
Buy prices, rent prices, historical development and submitted values for Olympia, WA.
Average buy price
$315.00 / sqft
Typical residential purchase price per square foot.
Average rent
$2.15 / sqft / month
Monthly rent per square foot.
Median home price
$539,677
Estimated median residential sale price.
Median monthly rent
$2,295
Estimated median rent for the city.
Historical price development
Buy price development
Buy prices have increased by about 11.5% over the last 5 years.
Rent price development
Rent prices have increased by about 6.8% over the last 5 years.
Submitted values in Olympia
This table includes recent submitted values and individual historical comparable values, so the local price development is easier to compare.
| Date | Type | Property | Price / sqft | Size | Total | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Buy | single-family home | $335.00 / sqft | 1,550 sqft | $519,250 | Wildwood 98501 |
| 2026-07-01 | Buy | townhouse | $318.00 / sqft | 1,605 sqft | $510,390 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 2026-07-01 | Rent | single-family home | $1.38 / sqft | 2,400 sqft | $3,312 | Hawks Prairie 98516 |
| 2026-06-30 | Buy | single-family home | $342.00 / sqft | 2,240 sqft | $766,080 | Carlyon-North 98501 |
| 2026-06-30 | Buy | condo | $301.00 / sqft | 1,115 sqft | $335,615 | East Bay 98506 |
| 2026-06-29 | Buy | condo | $322.00 / sqft | 940 sqft | $302,680 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-06-25 | Buy | townhouse | $332.00 / sqft | 1,325 sqft | $439,900 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-06-20 | Rent | single-family home | $1.48 / sqft | 1,950 sqft | $2,886 | Ken Lake 98502 |
| 2026-06-19 | Buy | loft | $365.00 / sqft | 980 sqft | $357,700 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-06-18 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.95 / sqft | 880 sqft | $2,596 | Capitol Campus 98501 |
| 2026-06-17 | Rent | single-family home | $1.67 / sqft | 1,680 sqft | $2,806 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-06-13 | Buy | condo | $389.00 / sqft | 720 sqft | $280,080 | Northwest Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-06-04 | Rent | duplex | $1.58 / sqft | 1,350 sqft | $2,133 | Indian Creek 98501 |
| 2026-06-03 | Buy | townhouse | $356.00 / sqft | 1,210 sqft | $430,760 | Upper Eastside 98506 |
| 2026-05-30 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.70 / sqft | 1,120 sqft | $3,024 | Waterfront 98501 |
| 2026-05-28 | Rent | townhouse | $1.72 / sqft | 1,500 sqft | $2,580 | Ken Lake 98502 |
| 2026-05-28 | Rent | luxury apartment | $3.05 / sqft | 640 sqft | $1,952 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2026-05-26 | Buy | townhouse | $310.00 / sqft | 1,480 sqft | $458,800 | Chambers Lake 98501 |
| 2026-05-25 | Rent | condo | $2.38 / sqft | 780 sqft | $1,856 | West Bay Drive 98502 |
| 2026-05-24 | Rent | townhouse | $1.92 / sqft | 1,180 sqft | $2,266 | Chambers Lake 98501 |
| 2026-05-24 | Rent | single-family home | $1.43 / sqft | 2,100 sqft | $3,003 | Cooper Point 98502 |
| 2026-05-18 | Buy | single-family home | $305.00 / sqft | 3,160 sqft | $963,800 | Steamboat Island 98502 |
| 2026-05-17 | Rent | apartment | $2.64 / sqft | 590 sqft | $1,558 | East Bay 98506 |
| 2026-05-11 | Buy | multi-family home | $238.00 / sqft | 3,650 sqft | $868,700 | Indian Creek 98501 |
| 2026-05-10 | Rent | condo | $2.20 / sqft | 860 sqft | $1,892 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2026-05-07 | Buy | single-family home | $285.00 / sqft | 2,100 sqft | $598,500 | Castlewood 98501 |
| 2026-05-06 | Rent | duplex | $1.65 / sqft | 1,150 sqft | $1,898 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 2026-05-05 | Rent | apartment | $3.10 / sqft | 450 sqft | $1,395 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-05-05 | Rent | apartment | $2.75 / sqft | 515 sqft | $1,416 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-05-03 | Buy | single-family home | $295.00 / sqft | 3,300 sqft | $973,500 | Nottingham 98501 |
| 2026-05-02 | Buy | duplex | $276.00 / sqft | 1,920 sqft | $529,920 | South Bay 98506 |
| 2026-05-01 | Rent | condo | $2.03 / sqft | 1,025 sqft | $2,081 | Carlyon-North 98501 |
| 2026-04-28 | Buy | single-family home | $325.00 / sqft | 2,485 sqft | $807,625 | Cooper Point 98502 |
| 2026-04-27 | Rent | multi-family home | $1.54 / sqft | 1,600 sqft | $2,464 | Upper Eastside 98506 |
| 2026-04-27 | Rent | loft | $2.85 / sqft | 720 sqft | $2,052 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-04-27 | Buy | duplex | $262.00 / sqft | 2,260 sqft | $592,120 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 2026-04-27 | Buy | single-family home | $340.00 / sqft | 2,850 sqft | $969,000 | Boston Harbor 98506 |
| 2026-04-27 | Buy | single-family home | $292.00 / sqft | 2,380 sqft | $694,960 | Ward Lake 98513 |
| 2026-04-25 | Rent | apartment | $2.30 / sqft | 705 sqft | $1,622 | Northwest Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-04-25 | Buy | condo | $306.00 / sqft | 1,020 sqft | $312,120 | Capitol Campus 98501 |
| 2026-04-25 | Rent | townhouse | $1.78 / sqft | 1,320 sqft | $2,350 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 2026-04-24 | Rent | condo | $2.16 / sqft | 970 sqft | $2,095 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-04-24 | Buy | condo | $345.00 / sqft | 860 sqft | $296,700 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-04-18 | Buy | condo | $405.00 / sqft | 680 sqft | $275,400 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2026-04-17 | Rent | apartment | $2.42 / sqft | 760 sqft | $1,839 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-04-14 | Buy | single-family home | $360.00 / sqft | 1,420 sqft | $511,200 | West Bay Drive 98502 |
| 2026-04-14 | Buy | single-family home | $318.00 / sqft | 1,740 sqft | $553,320 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 2026-04-11 | Rent | single-family home | $1.55 / sqft | 1,850 sqft | $2,868 | South Bay 98506 |
| 2026-04-09 | Rent | apartment | $2.12 / sqft | 900 sqft | $1,908 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2026-04-06 | Buy | single-family home | $375.00 / sqft | 1,965 sqft | $736,875 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2025-10-01 | Rent | single-family home | $1.73 / sqft / month | 2,100 sqft | $3,633 | South Bay 98506 |
| 2025-06-13 | Buy | single-family home | $320.00 / sqft | 2,250 sqft | $720,000 | Nottingham 98501 |
| 2024-08-01 | Rent | apartment | $2.25 / sqft / month | 780 sqft | $1,755 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2024-05-20 | Buy | single-family home | $302.00 / sqft | 1,980 sqft | $597,960 | Castlewood 98501 |
| 2023-11-15 | Rent | townhouse | $1.98 / sqft / month | 1,380 sqft | $2,732 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 2023-06-07 | Buy | condo | $310.00 / sqft | 940 sqft | $291,400 | Capitol Campus 98501 |
| 2022-09-01 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.35 / sqft / month | 930 sqft | $2,186 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2022-04-12 | Buy | single-family home | $315.00 / sqft | 2,600 sqft | $819,000 | Boston Harbor 98506 |
| 2021-08-01 | Rent | single-family home | $1.62 / sqft / month | 1,800 sqft | $2,916 | Ken Lake 98502 |
| 2021-05-24 | Buy | townhouse | $287.00 / sqft | 1,510 sqft | $433,370 | West Bay Drive 98502 |
| 2020-10-01 | Rent | apartment | $1.92 / sqft / month | 690 sqft | $1,325 | East Bay 98506 |
| 2020-07-17 | Buy | single-family home | $246.00 / sqft | 1,720 sqft | $423,120 | Indian Creek 98501 |
| 2019-12-01 | Rent | townhouse | $1.55 / sqft / month | 1,250 sqft | $1,938 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2019-04-29 | Buy | duplex | $205.00 / sqft | 2,400 sqft | $492,000 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 2018-09-15 | Rent | luxury apartment | $1.85 / sqft / month | 820 sqft | $1,517 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2018-06-15 | Buy | single-family home | $229.00 / sqft | 1,890 sqft | $432,810 | Wildwood 98501 |
| 2017-07-01 | Rent | single-family home | $1.22 / sqft / month | 1,700 sqft | $2,074 | Carlyon-North 98501 |
| 2017-05-09 | Buy | condo | $211.00 / sqft | 1,100 sqft | $232,100 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2016-10-01 | Rent | condo | $1.42 / sqft / month | 960 sqft | $1,363 | Northwest Olympia 98502 |
| 2016-03-18 | Buy | townhouse | $198.00 / sqft | 1,420 sqft | $281,160 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2015-08-15 | Rent | apartment | $1.38 / sqft / month | 740 sqft | $1,021 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2015-06-26 | Buy | single-family home | $186.00 / sqft | 2,350 sqft | $437,100 | Boston Harbor 98506 |
| 2014-11-01 | Rent | townhouse | $1.25 / sqft / month | 1,100 sqft | $1,375 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 2014-04-07 | Buy | single-family home | $175.00 / sqft | 1,580 sqft | $276,500 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 2013-09-01 | Rent | duplex | $1.08 / sqft / month | 1,250 sqft | $1,350 | South Bay 98506 |
| 2013-05-14 | Buy | condo | $160.00 / sqft | 980 sqft | $156,800 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2012-07-15 | Rent | apartment | $1.22 / sqft / month | 680 sqft | $830 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2012-03-28 | Buy | single-family home | $151.00 / sqft | 2,100 sqft | $317,100 | Cooper Point 98502 |
| 2011-12-01 | Rent | single-family home | $1.00 / sqft / month | 1,500 sqft | $1,500 | Wildwood 98501 |
| 2011-06-02 | Buy | townhouse | $145.00 / sqft | 1,250 sqft | $181,250 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 2010-10-01 | Rent | condo | $1.12 / sqft / month | 900 sqft | $1,008 | Northwest Olympia 98502 |
| 2010-04-23 | Buy | single-family home | $155.00 / sqft | 1,900 sqft | $294,500 | Castlewood 98501 |
| 2009-08-01 | Rent | apartment | $1.15 / sqft / month | 550 sqft | $633 | Capitol Campus 98501 |
| 2009-05-05 | Buy | condo | $150.00 / sqft | 830 sqft | $124,500 | West Bay Drive 98502 |
| 2008-12-15 | Rent | townhouse | $1.05 / sqft / month | 1,200 sqft | $1,260 | Carlyon-North 98501 |
| 2008-08-21 | Buy | single-family home | $164.00 / sqft | 1,710 sqft | $280,440 | Ward Lake 98513 |
| 2007-09-01 | Rent | luxury apartment | $1.28 / sqft / month | 720 sqft | $922 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2007-03-16 | Buy | single-family home | $178.00 / sqft | 2,460 sqft | $437,880 | Boston Harbor 98506 |
| 2006-11-01 | Rent | single-family home | $0.96 / sqft / month | 1,650 sqft | $1,584 | Ken Lake 98502 |
| 2006-06-27 | Buy | condo | $181.00 / sqft | 1,040 sqft | $188,240 | South Capitol 98501 |
| 2005-07-15 | Rent | apartment | $1.10 / sqft / month | 640 sqft | $704 | East Bay 98506 |
| 2005-04-04 | Buy | townhouse | $166.00 / sqft | 1,390 sqft | $230,740 | Upper Eastside 98506 |
| 2004-09-01 | Rent | condo | $1.02 / sqft / month | 850 sqft | $867 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 2004-05-12 | Buy | single-family home | $152.00 / sqft | 1,540 sqft | $234,080 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 2003-12-01 | Rent | single-family home | $0.88 / sqft / month | 1,400 sqft | $1,232 | Indian Creek 98501 |
| 2003-06-19 | Buy | single-family home | $136.00 / sqft | 2,210 sqft | $300,560 | Cooper Point 98502 |
| 2002-08-15 | Rent | apartment | $0.91 / sqft / month | 760 sqft | $692 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 2002-02-08 | Buy | condo | $131.00 / sqft | 970 sqft | $127,070 | East Bay 98506 |
| 2001-10-01 | Rent | townhouse | $0.85 / sqft / month | 980 sqft | $833 | Chambers Lake 98501 |
| 2001-05-25 | Buy | single-family home | $119.00 / sqft | 1,650 sqft | $196,350 | Carlyon-North 98501 |
| 2000-06-01 | Rent | duplex | $0.74 / sqft / month | 1,150 sqft | $851 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 2000-03-31 | Buy | townhouse | $112.00 / sqft | 1,280 sqft | $143,360 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 1999-09-15 | Rent | apartment | $0.78 / sqft / month | 610 sqft | $476 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 1999-07-09 | Buy | single-family home | $101.00 / sqft | 2,050 sqft | $207,050 | Wildwood 98501 |
| 1998-08-01 | Rent | single-family home | $0.64 / sqft / month | 1,500 sqft | $960 | South Bay 98506 |
| 1998-04-17 | Buy | condo | $105.00 / sqft | 890 sqft | $93,450 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 1997-12-01 | Rent | condo | $0.72 / sqft / month | 800 sqft | $576 | West Bay Drive 98502 |
| 1997-05-06 | Buy | single-family home | $96.00 / sqft | 1,320 sqft | $126,720 | Cooper Point 98502 |
| 1996-10-01 | Rent | townhouse | $0.61 / sqft / month | 1,050 sqft | $641 | Cain Road 98501 |
| 1996-02-14 | Buy | duplex | $75.00 / sqft | 2,050 sqft | $153,750 | Indian Creek 98501 |
| 1995-07-01 | Rent | apartment | $0.66 / sqft / month | 700 sqft | $462 | Capitol Campus 98501 |
| 1995-04-28 | Buy | single-family home | $88.00 / sqft | 1,780 sqft | $156,640 | Upper Eastside 98506 |
| 1994-11-01 | Rent | single-family home | $0.55 / sqft / month | 1,300 sqft | $715 | Northwest Olympia 98502 |
| 1994-06-10 | Buy | townhouse | $84.00 / sqft | 1,120 sqft | $94,080 | Eastside Olympia 98501 |
| 1993-08-15 | Rent | duplex | $0.58 / sqft / month | 900 sqft | $522 | Bigelow Highlands 98506 |
| 1993-03-22 | Buy | condo | $92.00 / sqft | 760 sqft | $69,920 | Westside Olympia 98502 |
| 1992-09-01 | Rent | apartment | $0.62 / sqft / month | 520 sqft | $322 | Downtown Olympia 98501 |
| 1992-05-18 | Buy | single-family home | $78.00 / sqft | 1,450 sqft | $113,100 | South Capitol 98501 |
Housing market overview for Olympia, WA
The real estate market in Olympia, WA can be compared more clearly by looking at price per square foot. Current estimates show an average buy price of $315.00 / sqft and an average rent of $2.15 / sqft / month.
Buyers can use the purchase price per square foot to compare homes, condos and apartments of different sizes. Renters can use monthly rent per square foot to compare different rental listings more accurately.
The reported values on this page show how prices can vary by neighborhood, property type, size and condition. Historical values help explain whether the local market has been rising, stable or cooling.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average home price per square foot in Olympia?
The average residential buy price in Olympia, WA is $315.00 / sqft based on the current values available on this page.
How much is rent per square foot in Olympia?
The average rental price in Olympia, WA is $2.15 / sqft / month. Actual rents can vary by neighborhood, property type and building quality.
Are property prices in Olympia increasing?
Buy prices have increased by about 11.5% over the last 5 years. Rent prices have increased by about 6.8% over the last 5 years. These 5-year trends are based on the available individual historical comparable values.