The story of this market
The typical home in Pend Oreille County, Washington sells for about $398,000, or $271 per square foot.
Prices are down 4.2% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 51 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 284% since 2000. Last year 4 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,298 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,298 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+8.9%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+21.1%). Worst: 2010 (-9.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.2%
WA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,674
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+8.9%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
59
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,073,112.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 758 | 366 | 74.5% | 3.3% | $265,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Pend Oreille County, Washington
Pend Oreille County's housing market has moderated toward balanced conditions as higher borrowing rates normalize buyer velocity. Median home sales hover near $398,000, with inventory supply expanding to over 8 months as rural acreage and recreational retreats experience longer marketing timelines. Solid lifestyle demand and constrained new construction continue to support underlying property valuations.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 14 days on market with 3.9 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
30% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.98% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.4% · poverty 13.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Pend Oreille County, Washington — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 99119 | Cusick | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,298 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99139 | Ione | $325,000 | $151 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,200 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99152 | Metaline | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,680 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99153 | Metaline Falls | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,298 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99156 | Newport | $555,000 | $245 | — | 11 | 98.4% | 41.8% | 3.6 | 195 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 99180 | Usk | $411,035 | $202 | — | 21 | 96.9% | — | 4.8 | 21 | $1,680 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Pend Oreille County maintains violent crime rates substantially below both Washington state and national medians, reflective of its rural geography. Property crime and property trespassing issues account for the majority of reported offenses, remaining stable over recent years.
Public education is primarily delivered by Newport, Riverside, and Cusick School Districts. Academic performance meets state averages with strong community involvement and vocational pathways, though rural funding limits specialized programs compared to urban Spokane.
Wildfire is the dominant natural hazard due to heavy timberland throughout the Colville National Forest, driving stricter defensible-space standards and increasing property insurance scrutiny. Moderate riverine flood risk exists along low-lying segments of the Pend Oreille River corridor.
Economic expansion is modest and driven by regional manufacturing, public sector employment, and influxes of lifestyle retirees and remote professionals from Spokane. Residential development consists predominantly of custom single-family builds and rural acreage subdivision.
Property taxes are levied based on 100 percent assessed fair market value administered by the Pend Oreille County Assessor, subject to Washington's statutory 1 percent aggregate levy limit plus voter-approved bonds. Special taxing jurisdictions include local fire protection districts, public hospital district #1, and cemetery districts, with senior and disabled homestead exemptions available.
Outdoor recreation defines the area, anchored by the Pend Oreille River water trail, Sullivan Lake, and expansive acreage within the Colville National Forest offering boating, fishing, snowmobiling, and hiking. Newport and surrounding communities offer small-town retail, community parks, and local sports fields.
The rental inventory across the county is tight and relatively shallow, characterized mostly by scattered single-family homes and rural duplexes. Strong demand for seasonal recreational housing and workforce housing creates persistent low vacancy in incorporated hubs like Newport.
Pend Oreille County's economy is anchored by timber, natural resource processing, local government, healthcare, and educational services, supplemented by seasonal recreation and tourism. Proximity to the larger Spokane metropolitan employment market enables outward commuting for higher-wage professional sectors.
Transportation centers on US Route 2 and State Route 20, providing arterial north-south movement and direct commuter access toward the Spokane metro area. Public transit is limited, serviced primarily by rural demand-response shuttles operated by Special Mobility Services.
The Pend Oreille County Assessor reassesses property annually to reflect 100 percent of fair market value, backed by a cyclical multi-year physical inspection schedule. Valuations track rural land sales and replacement costs under standard Washington State Department of Revenue regulatory guidelines.
Special taxing units serving parcels include Pend Oreille County Public Utility District (PUD No. 1), Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Newport Community Hospital), rural fire protection districts (e.g., Fire District 2, 4, 8), and small local cemetery districts.
Wildfire exposure across forested acreage creates upward pressure on homeowners property insurance premiums and selective underwriting restrictions from regional carriers. Water frontage along the Pend Oreille River and tributary creeks occasionally necessitates federal flood insurance policies.
- Elkins Resort On Priest Lake4.723.1 mi
- Deer Lake Resort4.525.2 mi
- Colville Pour House4.428 mi
- 49° North Mountain Resort4.614.6 mi
- Colville National Forest4.720 mi
- Priest Lake Museum4.719.3 mi
- Priest Lake Museum4.719.3 mi
- Tiger Museum4.717.7 mi
- Colville National Forest4.720 mi
- Eagle’s Landing RV Resort4.67.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Flows north through the county providing extensive boating, kayaking, and world-class fishing opportunities, serving as a core recreational spine for residents.
Encompasses hundreds of thousands of acres offering public trail networks, dispersed camping, hunting, and winter recreation including snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
A scenic natural lake in northern Pend Oreille County featuring boat launches, developed campgrounds, and shoreline hiking trails popular with locals and visitors.
Community recreation hub in Newport offering playground facilities, open green spaces, and seasonal community events.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates profile for Pend Oreille County, WA (FIPS 53051).