WA area data
Forks, WA
Forks, WA.
Population: 5,826 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $340,791
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +22.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +108.8%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $345,520
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- -0.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
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
- 6
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, earthquake, inlandFlooding, tsunami
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 41.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 118.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 307
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Olympic National Park (35 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Forks Airport (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +277 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $1,754
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 63.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,566
- Average weekly wage
- $876
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 142
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