Located on a quiet dead-end street, this spacious home is very comfortable and functional, while offering sweat equity opportunity. Enjoy an updated kitchen, newer roof, brand-new gas furnace, and a cozy fireplace insert in the living room. Features 3 bedrooms upstairs (including a primary with ¾ bath), a full bath, plus a lower-level rec room with a wood stove and half bath. Sitting on a generous lot with a circular driveway, RV parking, and room to garden!
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Listed by: Best Choice Network • Christina Meyer • 206-909-7421
$570,000
26623 159th Avenue SE, Covington, WA 98042
3beds
1,740sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1978
0.28 Acres Lot
$560,400 Zestimate®
$328/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Rv parkingRoom to gardenUpdated kitchenCircular drivewayQuiet dead-end streetGenerous lotNewer roof
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Christina Meyer 206-909-7421 chrismeyer50@gmail.com,
Best Choice Network
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 2592913
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 3/4 bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Other
- Level: Lower
Dining room
- Level: Main
Entry hall
- Level: Main
Kitchen without eating space
- Level: Main
Living room
- Level: Main
Rec room
- Level: Lower
Utility room
- Level: Lower
Heating
- Fireplace, Fireplace Insert, Forced Air, See Remarks, Stove/Free Standing, Natural Gas, Wood
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove(s)/Range(s), Washer, Dishwasher(s), Dryer(s), Microwave(s), Refrigerator(s), Washer(s)
Features
- Bath Off Primary, Dining Room
- Flooring: Ceramic Tile, Engineered Hardwood, Vinyl, Carpet
- Windows: Dbl Pane/Storm Window
- Basement: Finished
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: See Remarks, Wood Burning, Lower Level: 1, Main Level: 1, Fireplace
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,740
- Total interior livable area: 1,740 sqft
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Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Attached Garage
- Has attached garage: Yes
- Covered spaces: 2
Features
- Levels: Three Or More
- Entry location: Main
- Patio & porch: Bath Off Primary, Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room, Fireplace
Lot
- Size: 0.28 Acres
- Features: Dead End Street, Paved, Cable TV, Fenced-Partially, Gas Available, Outbuildings, Patio
- Topography: Level,Partial Slope
Details
- Parcel number: 5465400120
- Zoning: R1
- Special conditions: Standard
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Tri-Level
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Metal/Vinyl
- Foundation: Poured Concrete
- Roof: Composition,See Remarks
Condition
- Fair
- Year built: 1978
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Company: PSE
- Sewer: Septic Tank, Company: Septic
- Water: Public, Company: Covington
- Utilities for property: Xfinity, Xfinity
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Covington
Location
- Region: Kent
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $328/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $580,000
- Annual tax amount: $1,022
- Date on market: 10/9/2026
- Listing terms: Conventional,Rehab Loan
- Inclusions: Dishwasher(s), Dryer(s), Microwave(s), Refrigerator(s), Stove(s)/Range(s), Washer(s)
Estimated market value
$560,400
$532,000 - $588,000
$3,122/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 10/9/2026 | Listed for sale | $570,000+225.7%$328/sqft |
Source:  NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #2592913 Report a problem | ||
| 2/22/2002 | Sold | $175,000+7.4%$101/sqft |
Source: NWMLS as distributed by MLS GRID #21149851 Report a problem | ||
| 5/14/1999 | Sold | $163,000+25.4%$94/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
| 8/28/1995 | Sold | $130,000$75/sqft |
Source: Public Record Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,023 +10.5% | $439,000 |
| 2024 | $926 -10.7% | $439,000 |
| 2023 | $1,036 -82.2% | $439,000 -20.6% |
| 2022 | $5,831 +10.2% | $553,000 +26% |
| 2021 | $5,292 +17% | $439,000 +24.7% |
| 2020 | $4,521 +5.7% | $352,000 +5.7% |
| 2019 | $4,277 +12.2% | $333,000 +6.1% |
| 2018 | $3,811 +0.6% | $314,000 +11.3% |
| 2017 | $3,787 +11.3% | $282,000 +9.7% |
| 2016 | $3,402 | $257,000 +9.4% |
| 2015 | $3,402 | $235,000 +2.2% |
| 2014 | $3,402 | $230,000 +19.8% |
| 2013 | $3,402 | $192,000 +7.3% |
| 2012 | -- | $179,000 -6.3% |
| 2011 | -- | $191,000 -14% |
| 2010 | -- | $222,000 |
| 2009 | -- | $222,000 -1.8% |
| 2007 | -- | $226,000 +6.6% |
| 2006 | -- | $212,000 +5% |
| 2005 | -- | $202,000 +32.9% |
| 2001 | $2,232 +2.2% | $152,000 +6.3% |
| 2000 | $2,183 | $143,000 |
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