WA area data
Cougar, WA
Cougar, WA.
Population: 192 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $295,370
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- -8.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- -1.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +94.1%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $341,482
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $219,000
- Median days on market
- 6 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- Active listings
- 1
- 1-year forecast
- -1.1%
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- volcanicActivity, coldWave, earthquake, heatWave, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 22
- Days with Good air quality
- 323
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Mount Rainier National Park (48 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Randle-Kiona Airpark (20 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) (36 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +538 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Households with broadband internet
- 40.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 34,649
- Average weekly wage
- $1,234
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 297
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