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Woodinville market snapshot

Median Sale Price$1,462,500▼ 5.6% YoY

Price / Sq Ft$560▼ 0.2% YoY

Median Days on Market14▲ 100.0% YoY

Sale-to-List99.0%▼ 1.0% YoY

Over the trailing twelve months, the median Woodinville home sold for about $1,462,500 — down 5.6% from a year earlier. Homes here typically went under contract in about 14 days at roughly 99.0% of list price (around $560/sq ft), reflecting a market easing from its peak toward balance. These are rolling 12-month figures for the Woodinville market (NWMLS, June 2026).

About Woodinville

Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, sitting along the Sammamish River east of Bothell and northeast of Kirkland. It covers roughly 5.6 square miles and was settled in 1871 by Ira and Susan Woodin, who built a cabin that served as the community's first school and post office. After several attempts, residents voted to incorporate, and the city was officially formed on March 27, 1993.

The city is widely known as the hub of Woodinville wine country, home to more than 100 wineries, tasting rooms, distilleries, and breweries drawing on grapes grown in Eastern Washington. Alongside that visitor-oriented economy, Woodinville is a residential community whose recent housing planning reflects a stock that is predominantly single-family homes and condominiums.

Housing & homes

Woodinville's housing is a blend of single-family neighborhoods and multifamily and mixed-use development, and the city's own planning materials describe most of its roughly 6,200-plus housing units as single-family homes or condominiums. The city organizes itself into defined neighborhoods including Town Center, West Wellington, East Wellington, Woodinville Heights, Upper and Lower West Ridge, and the Wedge, along with industrial and tourist districts.

Because much of the city developed after its late-20th-century incorporation, you will see a large share of homes from the 1980s onward, ranging from platted subdivisions to larger lots and acreage parcels near the valley and outlying areas. The downtown and Old Town areas fall within a Central Business District zone, and newer apartment and mixed-use projects are concentrated there where the city is planning added density.

Local conditions to know

The Sammamish River runs through Woodinville on its way from Lake Sammamish in Redmond to Lake Washington in Kenmore, and the surrounding valley includes the greatest concentration of wetland in the river corridor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged and channelized much of the river beginning in the 1960s as part of a flood-control project that King County maintains; parcels in and near the valley floor can fall within mapped floodplain, so confirm the current FEMA flood zone and any King County critical-areas designation for a specific address before you buy or list.

For transportation, Woodinville is served by King County Metro and by Sound Transit Express Route 522, which connects the Woodinville area to Bothell, Kenmore, and Roosevelt Station in Seattle. State routes 522 and 202 (Woodinville-Redmond Road) carry regional traffic through the city. The former rail corridor along the valley is now part of Eastrail, a regional multi-use trail, and the Sammamish River Trail provides a paved path along the river.

Getting around & local texture

Woodinville's wineries cluster mainly in two areas: the southern Hollywood District, which grew around Washington's first winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle (opened 1976), and takes its name from the historic Hollywood Farm and Schoolhouse; and the northern Warehouse District on the hillside above the valley, a denser collection of boutique wineries, breweries, and distilleries. The city also has waterfront parks along the Sammamish River and a downtown Town Center that the city is actively planning for redevelopment.

Most of Woodinville is within the Northshore School District, which operates one high school, two middle schools, and several elementary schools serving the city; southwestern portions of Woodinville fall within the Lake Washington School District. Because attendance boundaries follow specific lines rather than city limits, verify the assigned schools for any address using the district's official boundary tools.

What buyers & sellers weigh in Woodinville

Confirm the FEMA flood zone and King County critical-areas status for any parcel near the Sammamish River valley before making an offer.
Verify which school district (Northshore or Lake Washington) and which attendance area a specific address falls in, since the city is split.
Woodinville includes acreage and larger-lot properties; check zoning, well/septic versus utility service, and permitted uses for rural or estate parcels.
Downtown and Old Town sit in a Central Business District zone with active redevelopment and affordability rules, which affects nearby condo and apartment purchases.
Proximity to the wine districts and SR 202 can mean visitor and event traffic on weekends; factor commute and noise into a purchase decision.
As a smaller city, Woodinville's single-family sale count is limited, so a broker who tracks individual comparable sales adds value beyond a citywide figure.
Sellers should weigh timing and preparation carefully, since well-priced, move-in-ready homes tend to draw the most competitive attention in this market.

What makes Woodinville distinct

Woodinville is the recognized center of Puget Sound wine country, with 100-plus wineries and tasting rooms, unlike its residential neighbors Bothell and Kenmore.
The Sammamish River valley gives Woodinville a working agricultural and open-space character, plus the Eastrail and Sammamish River Trail corridors, within reach of the Eastside.
The city is split between two school districts (Northshore and Lake Washington), which is unusual among neighboring cities.
Woodinville pairs newer master-planned subdivisions with larger-lot and acreage properties, offering a wider land range than more built-out Eastside cities.
Downtown Woodinville is undergoing active Town Center redevelopment, including large mixed-use projects, changing the balance of housing types over time.

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Woodinville real estate FAQ

What kind of housing does Woodinville have?

Woodinville's stock is predominantly single-family homes and condominiums, according to the city's own housing planning, alongside newer apartments and mixed-use buildings concentrated downtown and larger-lot or acreage parcels toward the valley and outlying areas.

Which school district serves Woodinville?

Most of the city is served by the Northshore School District, while southwestern portions fall within the Lake Washington School District. Because boundaries follow specific lines, verify the assigned schools for a given address using the district's official boundary tools.

Does Woodinville have flood risk?

The Sammamish River runs through the city, and the surrounding valley includes mapped floodplain that King County maintains as part of a longstanding flood-control project. Check the current FEMA flood map and King County critical-areas data for any specific address near the river.

How do you get around Woodinville by transit?

Woodinville is served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express Route 522, which links the area to Bothell, Kenmore, and Roosevelt Station in Seattle. State routes 522 and 202 carry regional traffic, and the Eastrail and Sammamish River trails provide non-motorized routes.