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About Kittitas
City in Washington, United StatesKittitas () is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is also a part of the Ellensburg micropolitan area. There are numerous interpretations of the name, which is from the language of the Kittitas American Indian Sahaptin language. According to toponymist William Bright, the name "Kittitas" comes from the Sahaptin placename [k'ɨtɨtáš], referring to a gravel bank in the Yakima River. According to Jennifer Cochran, it "has been said to mean everything from 'white chalk' to 'shale rock' to 'shoal people' to 'land of beauty', and that most anthropologists and historians concede that each interpretation has some validity depending up…
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Housing in Kittitas
The typical Kittitas home is worth about $301,000, up 1.2% in a year, 49% below the Washington typical home.
Only 1 sale in March 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Schools in Kittitas
All Kittitas schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Kittitas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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