Bellingham’s median sale price edged up again in December as inventory fell
Median home sale prices in Bellingham and Whatcom County increased in December, as Washington remains one of the most expensive states in which to purchase a home.
Whatcom County real estate prices
Whatcom County’s median home sale price reached an extreme high of $682,000 in July 2024, the highest price from 2012-2026, according to Redfin Metro Area Data, a residential real estate brokerage that uses home listings to generate metro area data.
The county’s median sale price across all of December was $600,000, a 1.5% increase compared with November and a 2% increase compared with the same month last year, according to Jason Lee, a local broker with Windermere Real Estate in Bellingham.
“2025 was a transitional year for Whatcom County real estate. Assuming mortgage rates continue their slow downward trend into 2026, I expect to see a moderate increase in overall buyer and seller activity this year,” Lee told The Herald.
Bellingham
Bellingham’s median sale price was $685,000 in December, according to Lee. That’s a 1% increase compared with November, and a 1.5% increase compared with December of last year, Lee said.
“Consistent with holiday patterns, new listings and overall inventory hit their lowest levels of the year in December 2025,” Lee said.
In November, Bellingham’s median sale price decreased to $678,000.
Statewide
Washington’s median home sale price in December was $610,800, a decrease of 0.19% compared to the same month last year, according to Redfin data.
Redfin lists Washington as the fifth most expensive state in which to purchase a home in 2025, following California, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Colorado.
“Nationwide, 30% of homebuyers searched to move to a different metro area between (October and December). The top five states homebuyers searched to move to were Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, while California, New York, Illinois, Washington and Maryland were the top 5 states homebuyers searched to move from,” according to Redfin’s U.S. Migration Trends data.
