WA area data
Yelm, WA
Yelm, WA.
Population: 26,669 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $490,244
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +11.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +118.4%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $496,706
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $500,000
- Median list price
- $494,950
- Median days on market
- 20 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.5%
- Active listings
- 150
- 1-year forecast
- -0.3%
- Days to pending
- 43 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 64
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,234/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +6.3%
- 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
- 9
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- earthquake, landslide, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 13.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 28
- Days with Good air quality
- 327
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Mount Rainier National Park (37 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Skyraider Skyranch Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gray Army Air Field (GRF) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +564 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,998
- Median annual property tax
- $3,524
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.8%
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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