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Juanita market snapshot

Median Sale Price$1,550,000▼ 4.3% YoY

Price / Sq Ft$700▼ 6.5% YoY

Median Days on Market13▲ 116.7% YoY

Sale-to-List98.8%▼ 1.2% YoY

Over the trailing twelve months, the median Juanita home sold for about $1,550,000 — down 4.3% from a year earlier. Homes here typically went under contract in about 13 days at roughly 98.8% of list price (around $700/sq ft), reflecting a market easing from its peak toward balance. These rolling 12-month figures (NWMLS, June 2026) cover the broader market area around Juanita rather than Juanita on its own, so for any specific home it is worth comparing recent sales on that block.

About Juanita

Juanita is a neighborhood of Kirkland, Washington, sitting along the northeast edge of Lake Washington in King County. It borders Kenmore and Bothell to the north, Woodinville to the east, and the rest of Kirkland to the south, so you are close to the Eastside's job centers while still living on the water.

The area is one of the Eastside's more historic. Juanita Bay was long home to the Duwamish people, and after early logging and homesteading in the late 1800s it grew into a lakeside resort community in the 1920s. It remained unincorporated King County until Kirkland annexed it in phases in 1967, 1988, and 2011. Today Juanita reads as an established residential neighborhood with a small commercial core, two large lakefront parks, and easy access to downtown Kirkland.

Housing & homes

Juanita's housing is a blend rather than a single type. Much of the neighborhood is detached single-family housing built through the mid- and later 20th century, on a street grid and hillside lots that step up from the lake. You will also find townhomes and newer infill closer to the arterials.

The area around Juanita Bay and the village center includes denser multifamily housing. The Juanita Village mixed-use development, within a few hundred feet of the shoreline, combines apartments and ground-floor retail, and other condominium and apartment communities sit nearby.

Local conditions to know

Water shapes several practical considerations here. The Lake Washington shoreline and the land around Juanita Bay Park are mapped by Kirkland as seismic hazard areas with potential for soil liquefaction and differential settlement in an earthquake, and the shoreline's steeper slopes are identified as landslide and erosion hazard areas. If you are looking at a waterfront, hillside, or view lot, expect the city's critical-areas rules and geotechnical review to be part of the process.

Juanita Creek drains a large, heavily developed basin and enters Lake Washington near Juanita Beach Park; the city and King County document a history of stormwater and flooding issues in the watershed, and both agencies run surface-water and retrofit programs there. For transit, Juanita is served by King County Metro bus routes. Regional projects nearby include the I-405 / NE 85th Street Stride bus rapid transit interchange in Kirkland and Metro's planned RapidRide K Line, which are intended to improve Eastside connections.

Getting around & local texture

Juanita's two signature parks anchor daily life. Juanita Beach Park fronts Lake Washington with a swimming area, a pier, sand volleyball, tennis, ballfields, a playground, and picnic shelters. Just to the west, Juanita Bay Park is Kirkland's largest park at 144 acres of wetland and wildlife habitat, with boardwalk nature trails leading out over the marsh; the former golf-course site is now a protected habitat area home to beavers and more than 100 bird species.

The neighborhood's commercial core sits around the intersection of 98th Avenue NE and NE 116th Street, with the Juanita Village development adding shops and restaurants near the bay. Main routes include Juanita Drive, 100th Avenue NE, and Market Street, which connects toward downtown Kirkland. Juanita is served by the Lake Washington School District, which covers Kirkland and Redmond; Juanita High School and Juanita Elementary are located in the neighborhood. Attendance boundaries are set by the district and can change, so confirm the assigned schools for any specific address using the district's boundary tools.

What buyers & sellers weigh in Juanita

Decide early whether you want single-family, townhome, or condo/apartment-style ownership; Juanita has all three, and they trade differently.
Waterfront, hillside, and view lots near the lake may fall in mapped landslide, erosion, or seismic (liquefaction) hazard areas that trigger extra review.
Properties in the Juanita Creek basin sit in a watershed with a documented stormwater and flooding history; review drainage and any surface-water requirements.
Proximity to Juanita Beach Park and Juanita Bay Park is a durable draw for many buyers and worth highlighting when selling nearby.
Verify the assigned Lake Washington School District attendance area for the exact address, since boundaries can be redrawn.
Factor in access to I-405 and the coming NE 85th Street Stride BRT and RapidRide K improvements when weighing commute-driven demand.

What makes Juanita distinct

Two of Kirkland's largest lakefront parks, Juanita Beach and the 144-acre Juanita Bay wetland preserve, sit within the neighborhood.
A genuine mixed-use village center near the bay gives Juanita a walkable core that many surrounding Eastside neighborhoods lack.
Deep, documented history, from a Duwamish village to a 1920s lakeside resort, distinguishes it from newer Eastside subdivisions.
It combines Lake Washington shoreline living with quick I-405 access and Kirkland's Lake Washington School District.
Housing ranges from established single-family streets to newer waterfront-adjacent apartments and condos in one neighborhood.

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Juanita real estate FAQ

Is Juanita part of Kirkland or its own city?

Juanita is a neighborhood within the city of Kirkland, in King County. It was unincorporated King County until Kirkland annexed it in phases in 1967, 1988, and 2011.

What school district serves Juanita?

Juanita is served by the Lake Washington School District, which covers Kirkland and Redmond. Juanita High School and Juanita Elementary are in the neighborhood, but assigned schools depend on your exact address and district-set attendance boundaries, so confirm them before you buy.

What are the parks like in Juanita?

Juanita Beach Park offers Lake Washington shoreline with a swimming area, pier, sport courts, ballfields, and a playground. Adjacent Juanita Bay Park is a 144-acre wetland and wildlife habitat with boardwalk nature trails and protected bird habitat.

Are there environmental factors to check before buying near the lake?

Yes. Kirkland maps steep-slope landslide and erosion hazards along the Lake Washington shoreline and seismic (liquefaction) hazard areas near the shoreline and Juanita Bay Park, and the Juanita Creek basin has a documented stormwater and flooding history. A waterfront, hillside, or low-lying lot may involve critical-areas review, so build inspection and geotechnical checks into your offer.