Published November 1, 2026 in Market Update

Bainbridge stayed quick even with more homes to choose from

By Thomas Earnest

Real estate, Bainbridge & Vashon Is. Buy Box

The one fact that changes what you should do: more homes came to market, but speed barely moved. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 170 new listings in ZIP 98110 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 25.9% from the same months of 2025. Yet the median days on market was still 10 days. More choice for buyers, yes. But sellers who price well are not waiting long.

That 10-day figure is 9 days shorter than the same period in 2025, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is a big shift. Nationally, Realtor.com reported that active listings topped 1.16 million homes in September 2026. Bainbridge is not following that slower national pattern.

Bainbridge Island (98110): the key numbers

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows the median sale price in 98110 rose 2% year over year to $1,300,280. Prices moved up even as supply grew a little. That is a steady picture, not a sharp swing either way.

Not every home sold above list. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the average sale-to-list ratio at 99.4% in 98110. That means most homes sold just under their asking price. Still, 41.9% of homes sold above list, up 1.6 points from a year before. Pricing and prep still matter here.

Speed tells the clearest story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that 52% of 98110 homes went under contract within two weeks of listing. That share jumped 15.8 points from the same period in 2025. More than half of homes are finding a buyer very fast.

Vashon Island (98070): a different pace

Vashon tells a slightly different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 41 homes sold in ZIP 98070 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 5.1% from a year before. The median sale price was $895,000, down 2.2% from the same period in 2025. Prices dipped a little, but sales still grew.

Vashon moved faster than a year ago too. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median days on market at 11 days in 98070, which is 5 days shorter than the same period in 2025. Supply fell to 2.8 months, down 0.8 months from a year before. That means fewer homes sitting idle.

New listings on Vashon fell 13.3% to 52, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Fewer homes came to market there, while more came to market on Bainbridge. Buyers on Vashon had less to choose from. The sale-to-list ratio hit 100.1%, up 1.5 points from a year before. On average, Vashon sellers got their full asking price.

How the two islands compare

What the wider market is doing

Nationally, mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to Realtor.com. That is slowing buyers in many parts of the country. Realtor.com also reported that 20.8% of listings nationally took a price cut in September 2026, the highest share since October 2022. These islands are not seeing that same pressure, at least not yet.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that U.S. house prices rose 2.4% from August 2025 to August 2026. Bainbridge's 2% price gain in that same window tracks close to that national pace. Vashon's small dip of 2.2% stands apart from it.