What counts as acreage on this page?

Single-family homes in Bellevue on half an acre or more, as recorded in the NWMLS listing; the data also counts the homes on a full acre or more. Half an acre is where the Eastside stops being a subdivision lot and starts being land: room for a shop, a second garage, animals where zoning allows, or privacy.

Is Bellevue acreage on a well and septic?

Often outside the city's sewer area, yes. A private well needs a current flow and water-quality test; a septic system needs a county operation-and-maintenance record and an inspection before closing. King County Public Health regulates septic; the Department of Health regulates wells. RexMont orders both as a condition of every acreage offer we write.

Can I keep horses or build a shop on Bellevue acreage?

Zoning decides. King County rural zones (RA-2.5, RA-5, RA-10) and some Bellevue residential zones allow livestock and large accessory buildings with limits on numbers and setbacks; critical-area buffers (streams, wetlands, steep slopes) shrink the buildable part of the lot. Ask for the usable acreage, not the total.

Why do acreage homes in Bellevue sell for more?

Scarcity: the Growth Management Act fixed the urban growth boundary, so no new acreage is created near the Eastside's job centers. The twelve-month median on this page against the city median is the current premium in Bellevue.

How should I sell an acreage property in Bellevue?

Document the land as carefully as the house: survey or plat, well and septic records, critical-area map, zoning letter, outbuilding permits, and the usable acreage. RexMont lists acreage with that file prepared, so the buyer's lender and inspector have nothing to discover.

Bellevue, WA · Homes with acreage

Bellevue homes with acreage for sale

44 active NWMLS listings right now · 93 closed in the last 12 months at a median $2.55M. Refreshed hourly.

See the listings What is my acreage worth?

This page lists every Bellevue house on the NWMLS on half an acre or more, refreshed hourly. 93 acreage homes closed in Bellevue in the last twelve months at a median $2,550,000 ($657 per square foot, 27 median days on market). Acreage is priced against acreage; RexMont writes every offer with the well, septic and critical-areas checks built in, and lists acreage with that file already prepared.

Written by Adriano Tori, Founder & Designated Broker · WA Lic. #27660Reviewed 2026-10-231,244+ five-star Google reviews

The last 12 months

What homes with acreage sold for in Bellevue, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026

Every closed NWMLS sale of homes with acreage in Bellevue in the window, compiled by RexMont from the listing records. This is the comparable set a buyer should be offering against and a seller should be pricing from.

Closed sales: 93
Median price: $2.55M
Median $/sq ft: $657
Median days on market: 27
Sale-to-list: 97.1%
Sold at or over asking: 30.1%

Sales by price

Under $750K2
$750K–$1M5
$1M–$1.5M3
$1.5M–$2M20
$2M–$3M30
$3M+33

Where they sold (NWMLS area)

Bellevue/East of 40531
Kirkland/Bridle Trails30
East Side/South of I-9019
Bellevue/West of 40513

On a full acre or more: 20 of 93. Range $325K to $9.75M; median home 3,900 sq ft, median year built 1979.

Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Window Oct 2025–Oct 2026; refreshed monthly.

How this market works

What a Bellevue home with acreage buyer is really buying

Acreage in Bellevue is Bridle Trails: the equestrian neighborhood around the 480-acre state park where one-acre zoning has held since the 1950s, plus the Cougar Mountain and Lakemont hillsides and a few half-acre lots in Somerset, Eastgate and Newport Hills. Inside the city limits of the Eastside's most expensive market, half an acre is an estate.

I treat Bellevue acreage as what it is, the rarest residential land in King County. The checks are the ones every acreage purchase needs (septic where there is one, the critical-areas map, the zoning for a barn or a cottage) and the pricing is against Bellevue acreage sales only, never against the subdivision below. When we list one, the land file is prepared before the photography.

The twelve-month data on this page is every Bellevue house closing on half an acre or more, with the one-acre-plus count separated.

New listing alerts

New Bellevue acreage, the day it lists.

No new acreage is created inside the growth boundary. Add an email and a RexMont agent sends each new Bellevue acreage listing as it hits the NWMLS, with the usable acreage and the zoning noted first.

Watching: Bellevue homes on half an acre or more

Bellevue homes with acreage for sale right now

Active NWMLS listings of homes with acreage in Bellevue (44 active). Refreshed hourly.

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Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of October 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM PT (date and time MLS GRID Data was obtained). All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.

Listing information courtesy of Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). The listing data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than RexMont Real Estate are marked with the “Listing courtesy of NWMLS” designation. Information provided is for the consumer’s personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.

Some IDX listings have been excluded from this website.

Where to look

Where Bellevue acreage is

Bridle Trails

One-acre equestrian lots around Bridle Trails State Park, with riding trails from the back gate; the largest acreage stock in the city.

Cougar Mountain and Lakemont

Hillside acreage with Cascade and lake views at the city's southern edge.

Somerset, Eastgate and Newport Hills

Half-acre view lots on the south slope; a handful list each year.

West Bellevue and Medina edge

Estate lots near the lake, the most expensive acreage on the Eastside.

Before you write

What to check before buying acreage in Bellevue

Usable acreage, not total

Steep slopes, wetlands and stream buffers are part of the parcel and not part of what you can use. Ask for the critical-areas map and walk the lines.

Well and septic

A flow and quality test on the well, and a county operation-and-maintenance record plus an inspection on the septic, before the contingency ends. Both are routine; skipping either is not.

Zoning for what you plan

Animals, a shop, a second dwelling: Bellevue's and King County's zoning say what is allowed and how big. Get it in writing from the planning desk, not from the listing.

Access and fire

A private road needs a maintenance agreement; a long driveway needs to meet fire-apparatus access rules before a permit for anything new. Insurers ask too.

Outbuildings and permits

Barns, shops and ADUs built without permits are a negotiation, not a bonus. Match every structure to a permit.

Pricing against acreage sales

Acreage homes in Bellevue price against other acreage sales, not against the subdivision down the hill. The twelve-month closings on this page are the comparable set.

Selling

Selling an acreage property in Bellevue?

The buyers for an acreage property search for exactly this page, and they compare your home with the closings listed above, not with the city median. RexMont prices from this set, prepares the file the buyer's inspector and lender will ask for, and markets to the audience that is already looking.

Adriano Tori, RexMont's founder and designated broker, prepares the value personally for every home in this niche: the closings, the current competition, and the number that gets the home sold, in writing, within one business day.

Your buyers are comparing you with the 93 homes with acreage that closed in Bellevue in the last 12 months, median $2.55M.

What is my home with acreage worth?

Prepared by Adriano ToriFounder & Designated Broker · WA Lic. #27660

A written value within one business day.

The address, your timing, and anything you want us to know. Adriano prepares the value from the Bellevue homes with acreage closings and sends it in writing.

Common questions

Bellevue homes with acreage FAQ

What counts as acreage on this page?: Single-family homes in Bellevue on half an acre or more, as recorded in the NWMLS listing; the data also counts the homes on a full acre or more. Half an acre is where the Eastside stops being a subdivision lot and starts being land: room for a shop, a second garage, animals where zoning allows, or privacy.
Is Bellevue acreage on a well and septic?: Often outside the city's sewer area, yes. A private well needs a current flow and water-quality test; a septic system needs a county operation-and-maintenance record and an inspection before closing. King County Public Health regulates septic; the Department of Health regulates wells. RexMont orders both as a condition of every acreage offer we write.
Can I keep horses or build a shop on Bellevue acreage?: Zoning decides. King County rural zones (RA-2.5, RA-5, RA-10) and some Bellevue residential zones allow livestock and large accessory buildings with limits on numbers and setbacks; critical-area buffers (streams, wetlands, steep slopes) shrink the buildable part of the lot. Ask for the usable acreage, not the total.
Why do acreage homes in Bellevue sell for more?: Scarcity: the Growth Management Act fixed the urban growth boundary, so no new acreage is created near the Eastside's job centers. The twelve-month median on this page against the city median is the current premium in Bellevue.
How should I sell an acreage property in Bellevue?: Document the land as carefully as the house: survey or plat, well and septic records, critical-area map, zoning letter, outbuilding permits, and the usable acreage. RexMont lists acreage with that file prepared, so the buyer's lender and inspector have nothing to discover.

Buying

Talk to a Bellevue home with acreage specialist before you tour.

Tell us the budget and the sub-market, and whether you are buying only or selling first. A RexMont agent who works this niche sets the call, with the current listings and the twelve-month closings already pulled.

Talk to a home with acreage specialist

Budget, timing, the area you want. We set the call.

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