Area data
Lacey, WA — ZIP 98503
Population: 41,656 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $490,535
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +13.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +106.3%
- All-time peak (2026-02)
- $494,548
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $725,000
- Median list price
- $775,000
- Median days on market
- 9.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.6%
- Active listings
- 5
- 1-year forecast
- -0.5%
- Days to pending
- 31 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 49
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,040/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +0.9%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,354/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,183/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 10
- Elementary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, landslide, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 39.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 10.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 28
- Days with Good air quality
- 327
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 9.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 715
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (46 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hoskins Field (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +564 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $3,581
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 83.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 84,684
- Average weekly wage
- $1,194
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 646
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