WA area data
Cle elum, WA
Cle elum, WA.
Population: 7,688 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $632,861
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -2.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +10.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +103.1%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $688,884
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $360,000
- Median list price
- $920,000
- Median days on market
- 46 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.6%
- Active listings
- 6
- 1-year forecast
- -0.4%
- Days to pending
- 85 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 45
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,680/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
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- avalanche, landslide, wildfire, earthquake, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 21.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 29
- Days with Good air quality
- 287
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Mount Rainier National Park (48 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Cle Elum Municipal Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +57 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,999
- Median annual property tax
- $4,088
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 12,219
- Average weekly wage
- $858
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 390
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