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Housing costs in Whatcom County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,555 | ± $39 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,465 | ± $29 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,370 | ± $26 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,219 | ± $25 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $585,800 | ± $9,479 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $536,100 | ± $9,388 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $475,000 | ± $7,046 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $396,500 | ± $6,723 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 34.8 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 34.6 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 33.8 % | ± 1.5 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 32.9 % | ± 1.2 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Whatcom County is $1,555, above the Washington median of $1,198 across 39 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.