Washington County Housing Market Update — May 2026
Every month, I pull the actual numbers on the Washington County market — not the headlines, the MLS data — and translate them into what they mean if you're thinking about buying or selling. Here's where things stood at the close of May 2026 across the three segments that define our market: single-family homes, condos and townhomes, and land.
One framing note before the numbers. These are month-over-month figures — May compared to April — across five Washington County areas, sourced from the WCBOR MLS via Domus Analytics. Month-to-month data is a read on momentum: a snapshot of direction, not a long-term trend. With that in mind, here's the story May told.
Single-Family Homes: More Choice, Steady Prices
- Median sales price: $590,750 (down 1.5% from April)
- Closed sales: 272 (down 7.8%)
- Active inventory: 1,403 (up 7.7%)
- Median days on market: 34 (up 6.3%)
More homes came to market and the pace eased slightly, but prices held firm. That combination matters. When inventory rises while prices stay steady, the market isn't softening on value — it's simply giving buyers more to choose from.
For buyers, that means more options and more room to negotiate than you've had in a while. For sellers, it means the home that's positioned correctly captures the buyer pool in the first two weeks, while the one priced on hope quietly becomes the comparison that helps sell the house down the street.
Condos & Townhomes: Firming and Faster
- Median sales price: $382,000 (up 6.6%)
- Closed sales: 75 (down 16.7%)
- Active inventory: 481 (up 7.1%)
- Median days on market: 31 (down 31.9%)
The attached-home segment was the standout in May. Prices rose, and homes sold meaningfully faster — days on market dropped by nearly a third. Fewer total closings paired with a faster pace tells you demand here is concentrated and decisive. The right condos and townhomes aren't lingering; they're moving.
For sellers in this segment, that's real leverage — but only if the home is priced and presented to capture it early. (One honest note: with 75 sales in the month, this segment's median moves around more than single-family, so read the direction more than the exact dollar figure.)
Land: A Patience Play
- Median sales price: $240,000 (up 1.1%)
- Closed sales: 26 (down 33.3%)
- Active inventory: 678 (up 9.4%)
- Median days on market: 128 (up 137%)
Land is the long-horizon segment, and May reflected that. Inventory climbed, fewer parcels closed, and the time to sell stretched well past four months.
A candid caveat is important here: with only 26 sales in a month, land figures swing hard on a small sample — so treat any single month as a data point rather than a trend. The durable signal is that there's more land on the market and it's taking longer to move, which makes pricing and positioning the entire game for land sellers right now.
What This Means for You
Across all three segments, the throughline is the same: inventory is rising, and the market is rewarding homes that are positioned correctly while passing over the ones that aren't. Whether you own a single-family home, a townhome, or land, the lever you control isn't the market — it's your strategy.
Pricing is a strategy decision, not a number. If you're weighing a move in Washington County this year, the most valuable step you can take is understanding exactly where your property stands before you list.
Let's have that conversation. Reach out anytime.
Colin Dockstader · The Agency St. George 435.619.4609 · stgforsale.com · @colindockstader
Source: WCBOR MLS via Domus Analytics — single-family, condo/townhouse, and land, Washington County (5 areas), May 2026 vs. April 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is a market overview, not an appraisal or individual valuation.
