WA area data
Kelso, WA
Kelso, WA.
Population: 26,892 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $393,025
- 1-year appreciation
- 0.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +13.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +116.0%
- All-time peak (2024-06)
- $398,060
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $311,097
- Median list price
- $299,000
- Median days on market
- 4 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 104.0%
- 1-year forecast
- -0.8%
- Days to pending
- 37 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 34
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,478/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +6.0%
- 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
- 11
- Elementary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 2
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
- 14.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 241
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (38 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Walters Arv Ultralightport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) (7 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
- Median annual property tax
- $3,456
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 66.2%
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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