Washington AFH Market Report
A regular look at Washington's adult family homes: how many are licensed, which homes are new, which changed owners or closed, and what adult family home properties are selling for. Built from DSHS licensing records and the adult family home sales reviewed on AFH Club.
Latest: October 2026
Washington had 6,069 licensed adult family homes with 35,306 beds in DSHS records as of September 14, 2026. In King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, 43 homes were newly licensed between August 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026, 14 homes took a new license at the same address (usually a change of ownership), and 16 licenses ended. On the sales side, 35 adult family home properties reviewed on AFH Club sold in the 12 months to October 3, 2026, at a median price of $850,000; 20 were on the market and 6 pending.