Grant County home prices 8th lowest in the state
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This home in the Lower Basin neighborhood of Moses Lake was listed at $265,000 Wednesday, well below the median Grant County home price of $411,650.
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MOSES LAKE — Grant County had the eighth-lowest median home price in Washington’s 39 counties as of March 5, according to data released March 13 by real estate website Realtor.com. Adams County ranked fifth from the lowest.
The median listing price in Grant County was $411, 650, according to the Realtor.com data, a decrease of 0.91% from February nut up 0.65% year-over year. Adams County’s median price was $374,450, an increase of 4.47% month-over-month and 3.35% from a year ago.
The highest median home price in Washington was in San Juan County, at $1.24 million. Garfield County had the lowest price, and $221,250.
The average price per square foot in Adams County was $210, ranking at the fifth-lowest in the state. Grant County prices per square foot averaged $249, ranking it 11th in the state.
There were 311 active listings in Grant County on March 5, according to the data, down 1.43% from February but up 8% from March 2025. Adams County had 49 listings available, a decrease of 7.5% from February and an increase of 47% year-over-year.
Grant County ranked 16th when it came to the number of days a home spent on the market, at 88 days. Adams County homes spent an average of 116 days on the market, ranking 10th in the state. The fastest-selling homes were in Snohomish County, at 32 days, and the slowest were in Garfield County, at 159 days on the market.
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest rate was 6.22% Wednesday, up from 6.11% a week ago, according to Freddie Mac. Still, that figure represented a 6.74% decrease from a year ago, when the rate was 6.67%. The 15-year mortgage interest rate was 5.54% Wednesday, up from 5.5% last week but down from 5.83% last year.
“Even after three weeks of increases, mortgage rates are still … at their lowest levels since 2022,” said Realtor.com analyst Jake Krimmel in a video posted to the website. “That can translate into real savings for buyers compared to years past.”
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Quincy National Night Out scales down
QUINCY — Quincy’s National Night Out was more compact this year, which worked out well, said QPD Sgt. Joe Westby, who’s in charge of event planning for the Quincy Police Department. “National Night Out is a big event, and the fact that we’re able to shrink it up is like a breath of fresh air,” Westby said. “If you're always doing the same thing, it's kind of nice to switch things up and see how it works.” National Night Out took place Thursday on the block of C Street next to the police station, a shift from previous years when it was held at Lauzier Park. The smaller space meant fewer emergency vehicles for children to explore, but it also meant less walking for attendees. Grant County Fire District 5 brought a fire truck, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office had a patrol boat. Renew, the Grant County behavioral health agency, had a booth and so did Quincy Partnership for Youth. Veterans Operation Creation sang the national anthem, and the Quincy Animal Shelter brought kittens that piled over each other making friends with passersby. As before, the QPD served grilled hot dogs.
Quincy Police retirements leave big shoes to fill
QUINCY — There are some big shoes to fill at the Quincy Police Department. “We’re losing 48 years of experience between them,” Quincy Police Chief Ryan Green said at the retirement party for Capt. Jorge Trujillo and Det. Damon Powell Thursday. Trujillo, who grew up in Sunnyside, has been with QPD for 19 years, he said, coming on as a patrol officer fresh out of the military. From there he served as a field training officer, a detective and finally captain. “I consider him my left-hand man,” Green said. “He runs the operations side of the house … He knows the agency very well, and he knows the community.” Trujillo has some projects around the house to tackle now that he’s retired, he said.
Big fun on a small scale
Wheat Land Communities’ Fair opens Thursday
RITZVILLE — The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair isn’t as big or as flashy as some of the county fairs around central Washington, but the folks who keep it going like it just the way it is. “It’s somewhere you can go and get an old-time traditional feeling, and you’re comfortable letting your kids roam the grounds and experience all that it has to offer,” said Board Member Lori Williams. “It’s more of a feeling than (one) specific thing,” The fair starts Thursday in Ritzville and runs through Sunday. Starting Friday, the 56th Ritzville Rodeo will take place alongside the fair at the rodeo grounds. This year the entertainment budget was expanded, Williams said, to be able to offer more fun that’s covered by the cost of admission. For the kids, there’s face painting, balloon art, Lego crafts, races, contests and games. Children can also ride on a little train towed around the fairgrounds behind a tractor.