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Top Architectural Styles in 2025: Listing Data & Market Trends

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When you picture your perfect home, what comes to mind? A charming Craftsman with a welcoming front porch? A light-filled Northwest Contemporary with clean lines and natural materials? Or maybe something more classic, like a Traditional or Cape Cod-style home?

No matter your design preferences, Northwest MLS brokers are here to help. With the ability to search and advertise listings by 13 distinct architectural styles, NWMLS brokers bring local expertise and powerful search tools to help buyers find homes that match their unique tastes.

What was trending in 2025?

We took a look at sales data from the Northwest MLS database—the most comprehensive in the region, with hundreds of thousands of listings dating back to the 1990s—to find out which architectural styles were the most popular with Pacific Northwest buyers in 2025.

The Pacific Northwest’s top choice! Craftsman homes are beloved for their character: low-pitched gabled roofs, deep eaves, wide porches framed by tapered columns, and detailed interior woodwork like built-in shelving and crown molding.

1

Craftsman
6,786 Sold
Median Price $744,995


Classic and elegant, Traditional homes feature timeless elements such as brick exteriors, covered porches, and steep rooflines—blending comfort with curb appeal.

2

Traditional
5,530 Sold
Median Price $650,000


This regional favorite blends architecture with nature. Expect natural wood or stone exteriors, open spaces, high wood-beamed ceilings, skylights, and large windows designed to bring in natural light.

3

NW Contemporary
5,181 Sold
Median Price $810,000


Contemporary homes often have natural and/or sustainable elements, an open floor plan and may be irregular in shape.

4

Contemporary
3,517 Sold
Median Price $885,000


Modern homes usually have open living spaces and clean geometric lines. These homes are often constructed using new materials such as iron, concrete, steel, and glass.

5

Modern
1,838 Sold
Median Price $865,750


Cabins are usually simple in design and constructed with round logs or natural, hand-worked wood rather than cut boards. Cabins are often located in wooded or secluded areas.

6

Cabin
475 Sold
Median Price $480,000


Cape Cod homes are characterized by a one and a half story design with a steep, gabled roof. The upper floor is usually a finished “attic” with full-height ceilings only in the middle of the floor and sloping ceiling walls to the sides of the rooms. These homes often have a large central chimney, dormer windows and little external ornamentation.

7

Cape Cod
304 Sold
Median Price $915,000


Tudors have decorative half-timbering on bay windows and upper floors, and steep cross gables. They often have tall, narrow windows with small window panes. Large chimneys with decorative chimney pots are also common.

8

Tudor
192 Sold
Median Price $1,200,000


Colonial homes have a symmetrical, two-story design. These homes often have decorative crown molding, shutters and pillars.

9

Colonial
137 Sold
Median Price $1,200,000


A-Frame and Dome designs carry a common thread of being outside traditional architectural. A-Frame homes have steep pitched roofs while domes are sphere-like and usually comprised of a complex network of triangles.

10

A-Frame/Dome
130 Sold
Median Price $567,500


Victorian style architecture includes decorative details such as patterned shingles, curved towers, and spindled porches.

11

Victorian
101 Sold
Median Price $730,000


These homes often have a low-pitched roof, little or no eave overhang, a red tiled roof, a prominent arch over the front door, window, or porch, stucco wall surfaces and asymmetrical façades.

12

Spanish/Southwest
49 Sold
Median Price $915,000

Data for all reported MLS residential sales from 2025 in Washington state.

New for 2026!

Northwest MLS recently added Mid-Century as a searchable field. This new field makes it easier for fans of this iconic design style quickly find properties with the clean lines, open layouts, and character they love.

Want to take a deeper dive into Architectural Styles?

Check out our article highlighting the most popular styles from 2014 – 2024!

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