Whatcom County’s home prices drop by more than $119,000. See how it compares to other WA counties
Median home sale prices in Whatcom County decreased in July, while Washington state is the fourth-most expensive state in which to buy a home.
Whatcom County’s housing market
Whatcom County’s median home sale price has fluctuated throughout 2023. The median home sale price reached an extreme high of $682,000 on Jan. 2, the highest price so far this year, according to Redfin Metro Area Data. Redfin, a residential real estate brokerage, uses home listings to generate metro area data.
In July, Whatcom’s median home sale prices decreased, dropping to $535,000 on July 10, the lowest price since March.
July’s median price is a $119,500 drop compared to Whatcom County’s median home sale price of $654,500 on June 12.
Whatcom County home prices are down 4.2% in June 2023 compared to 2022, according to Redfin’s Whatcom County Housing Market Trends.
As Whatcom County’s median home sale price is $535,000, San Juan County had the highest median home sale price at $2,031,000,000, and Lincoln County had the lowest at $149,000.
Bellingham’s housing market
In Bellingham, Zillow home values slightly decreased throughout the beginning of 2023 until beginning to increase again in May. The median Zillow home value in Bellingham was $668,179 in June, up from $665,044 in May. Zillow is a real estate company that collects data on real estate, apartments and home values.
Washington State’s housing market
Across Washington state, home prices have increased by 12.56% between December 2022 and June 2023, as June reached a median home value price of $621,000, according to Redfin.
Washington is the fourth-most expensive state in which to purchase a home, according to July 2023 data, following California with a median home value price of $798,600, Hawaii at $712,600 and Massachusetts at $640,300.
