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Downtown Kirkland Real Estate Market

Downtown Kirkland Housing Market Report

Downtown Kirkland is the Eastside's walkable waterfront — Marina Park, beaches, and a restaurant core directly on Lake Washington, ringed by lake-view condos and close-in streets at village scale. Inventory this near the water is structurally scarce, Google's campus keeps the buyer pool funded, and value grades street by street with distance to the lake.

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Kirkland-Area Median (98033)
$1.5M
Kirkland-Area $/Sq Ft (98033)
$735
Kirkland-Area Days on Market
40 days
Signature Asset
Walkable Waterfront

Market figures above: Kirkland-area figures (98033). Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP of its own, so these numbers describe the whole 98033 area, not Downtown Kirkland alone.

As of September 2026, the median listing price in the 98033 ZIP (Kirkland-area figures, which include Downtown Kirkland) is $1.5M ($735 per square foot), and homes are averaging 40 days on market.

Stats updated September 2026· refreshed monthly and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team.

By property type

The headline figures above blend every active residential listing in the 98033 ZIP (Kirkland-area figures, which include Downtown Kirkland). Single-family, condo, and townhouse markets move differently, so the breakdown below is what to quote when comparing one property type across cities.

Property typeMedian list pricePrice / sq ftDays on marketActive listings
Single-family$2M$77340270
Condo$755K$71938132
Townhouse$1.27M$6304059

Active listings is the sample size behind each row. Same source and refresh date as the headline figures.

Methodology & data sources

Market statistics on this page — median listing price, price per square foot, and days on market — are computed from active residential listings in ZIP 98033, WA, sourced from RentCast, a licensed real-estate data provider aggregating MLS records and county public records. These are Kirkland-area figures for ZIP 98033, which includes Downtown Kirkland. RentCast reports market statistics by ZIP code, and Downtown Kirkland does not have a ZIP of its own, so the numbers reflect the whole 98033 area rather than Downtown Kirkland alone. Figures refresh the first week of every month (current data: September 2026) and are reviewed by RexMont Real Estate's brokerage team (WA firm license #21220). Individual property listings shown on this page come from the live NWMLS feed. Historical figures are not restated after publication.

Journalists: monthly figures for 47 Puget Sound cities are available on a citable, dated page for each market. For custom cuts, methodology questions, or to receive the monthly refresh, contact adriano@rexmont.com. Please attribute "RexMont Real Estate market report" with a link to this page.

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Market context

What shapes downtown Kirkland's market.

The waterfront is walkable, and that's the whole story. Marina Park, the beaches, and the restaurant core sit directly on Lake Washington at main-street scale — a combination that exists nowhere else on the Eastside. Everything in the district prices off steps-to-the-water, and the gradient is steep enough to read in the comps block by block.

Scarcity is structural. The core is small, the lakefront is finished, and village-scale zoning keeps towers out — so supply can't respond to demand the way downtown Bellevue's delivery pipeline does. New mixed-use projects add units at the district's edges, but the close-in blocks are a fixed quantity.

Tech money treats it as an amenity. Google's Kirkland campus is minutes away, and downtown Bellevue and Microsoft are short commutes via I-405 and SR-520 — which points a deep, well-funded buyer pool at very little inventory. Downsizers trading East-of-Market houses for lock-and-leave lake condos deepen the same demand.

Product variety at village scale. Within a few walkable blocks: true waterfront homes, lake-view condos across several building generations, new mixed-use flats, and close-in single-family slopes. Each trades on its own comp set, and building reputation matters in the condo stock the way school feeds matter in the suburbs.

Coverage

Service area at a glance

RexMont represents buyers and sellers across these Seattle and Eastside markets. Click any city for the full local guide.

Bellevue, WA

ZIPs: 98004 · 98005 · 98006 · 98007 · 98008

Schools: Bellevue SD

Medina, WA

ZIP: 98039

Schools: Bellevue SD

Clyde Hill, WA

ZIP: 98004

Schools: Bellevue SD

Mercer Island, WA

ZIP: 98040

Schools: Mercer Island SD

Kirkland, WA

ZIPs: 98033 · 98034

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Redmond, WA

ZIPs: 98052 · 98053

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Sammamish, WA

ZIPs: 98074 · 98075

Schools: Lake Washington / Issaquah SD

Issaquah, WA

ZIPs: 98027 · 98029

Schools: Issaquah SD

Newcastle, WA

ZIPs: 98056 · 98059

Schools: Renton SD

Woodinville, WA

ZIPs: 98072 · 98077

Schools: Northshore SD

Kenmore, WA

ZIP: 98028

Schools: Northshore SD

Seattle, WA

ZIPs: 98101 · 98109 · 98112 · 98115 · 98118

Schools: Seattle Public Schools

Buying in downtown Kirkland

Price the water gradient honestly — each block from the lake changes the number, and view lines within the same building change it again. RexMont verifies what each tier and building has actually closed at before you offer in the Eastside's most emotionally priced market.

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Selling in downtown Kirkland

You hold what the Eastside can't build more of — the job is pricing your water distance and view correctly and marketing the walkable-lakefront lifestyle to tech and downsizer money. RexMont positions downtown Kirkland listings exactly there.

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Active homes for sale in Downtown Kirkland

The latest active NWMLS listings in Downtown Kirkland, refreshed hourly.

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Market stats below: Kirkland-area figures (98033). Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP of its own, so these describe the whole 98033 area, not Downtown Kirkland alone.

Median price
$1.5M
Median $/sqft
$735
Avg days on market
40
Listings for sale
290+

Showing the 6 newest of 290 active homes for sale in Downtown Kirkland, pulled directly from NWMLS and refreshed hourly. See all 290 Downtown Kirkland homes for sale, each with photos, price history, and a per-listing mortgage estimate.

Listing data courtesy of NWMLS. Provided for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Market stats are Kirkland-area figures (98033). These are Kirkland-area figures for ZIP 98033, which includes Downtown Kirkland. RentCast reports market statistics by ZIP code, and Downtown Kirkland does not have a ZIP of its own, so the numbers reflect the whole 98033 area rather than Downtown Kirkland alone. Current listings and individual neighborhoods may vary.

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FAQ

Questions buyers and sellers ask first.

Is downtown Kirkland a buyer's or seller's market?

Downtown Kirkland is one of the Eastside's most persistent scarcity markets — a small walkable core where waterfront, condos, and close-in homes each stay chronically undersupplied. Well-priced listings near the water and Marina Park draw competition in nearly every environment; the leverage buyers do find is usually in buildings or blocks a few steps removed from the core.

What makes downtown Kirkland unique on the Eastside?

It's the Eastside's only true walkable waterfront downtown — beaches, Marina Park, and a restaurant core directly on Lake Washington, at village scale rather than tower scale. Buyers comparing it to downtown Bellevue are choosing between a waterfront main street and a vertical city; the two attract different money for different reasons.

What does downtown Kirkland housing consist of?

A mix unusual for its size: lakefront and lake-view condos from several eras, close-in single-family streets on the slopes above the core, new mixed-use condos and townhomes, and a handful of true waterfront homes. Each product trades on its own comps — with distance to the water and the core doing most of the pricing.

How do Google and Eastside employers affect downtown Kirkland?

Google's Kirkland campus sits minutes from the core and anchors a tech payroll that treats downtown as its neighborhood amenity. Combined with downtown Bellevue and Microsoft commutes via I-405 and SR-520, employer proximity keeps a deep, well-funded buyer pool pointed at a very small inventory base.

How current is the market data on this page?

The market figures on this page are Kirkland-area figures (98033), refreshed monthly from RentCast market data and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team. Downtown Kirkland has no ZIP code of its own — 98033 also covers Houghton, Bridle Trails, and Rose Hill — and RentCast reports by ZIP, so the numbers describe the whole 98033 area rather than the downtown core alone. Live listing counts come from active NWMLS listings in the area.

How does RexMont represent downtown Kirkland buyers and sellers?

By water distance and building. RexMont prices downtown Kirkland on the gradients that actually move value here — steps to the lake, view line, building reputation — rather than city averages. 1,241 Google 5-star reviews and $1B+ in closed production back that discipline.

Waterfront gradients demand precise pricing.

When each block from the lake moves the number, averages mislead everyone. RexMont brings 1,241 Google 5-star reviews, $1B+ in closed production, and 1,200+ transactions to every downtown Kirkland engagement.

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