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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Seattle is $437,400, which is much higher than the state average of $257,200 and is much higher than the national average of $175,700. The Seattle median house value has grown by 68.49% since 2000. The growth rate for the price of a house in Seattle is higher than the state average rate of 52.82% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. The median year that a house in Seattle was built is 1961, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1980 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 134,357 Owner Occupied Houses in Seattle, WA, #32

Seattle, WA	437,400 USD
Washington	257,200 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2000, #114

Seattle, WA	68.49%
Washington	52.82%
U.S.	46.91%

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Total Housing Units	311,286, see rank, 100%	2,921,364	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	290,822, 93.43%, see rank	90.55%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	134,357, 43.16%, see rank	56.77%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	156,465, 50.26%, see rank	33.78%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	20,464, 6.57%, see rank	9.45%	12.45%
For Rent	4,892, 1.57%, see rank	1.80%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,489, 0.80%, see rank	1.09%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,475, 0.80%, see rank	0.74%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,902, 0.93%, see rank	3.19%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	12, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	7,694, 2.47%, see rank	2.59%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #505

Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
1961	1980	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	134,357	100%	1,658,540	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	100,162	74.55%, see rank	70.72%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	34,195	25.45%, see rank	29.28%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Seattle, WA	2,307 USD
Washington	1,764 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
$299 or Less	159	0.16%, see rank	0.23%	0.20%
$300 to $499	262	0.26%, see rank	0.99%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,176	1.17%, see rank	2.61%	5.01%
$700 to $999	3,119	3.11%, see rank	8.20%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	11,748	11.73%, see rank	24.12%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	19,725	19.69%, see rank	25.18%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	39,244	39.18%, see rank	26.99%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	24,729	24.69%, see rank	11.68%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Seattle, WA	24.20% of the Total Income
Washington	24.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
10% or Less	5,670	5.66%, see rank	4.79%	5.86%
10% to 20%	29,115	29.07%, see rank	28.34%	31.95%
20% to 30%	30,309	30.26%, see rank	30.04%	27.64%
30% to 40%	14,430	14.41%, see rank	15.82%	13.74%
40% or More	20,253	20.22%, see rank	20.55%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Seattle, WA	694 USD
Washington	509 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
$199 or Less	906	2.65%, see rank	6.36%	7.76%
$200 to $299	972	2.84%, see rank	10.10%	14.70%
$300 to $499	5,505	16.10%, see rank	32.25%	34.63%
$500 to $699	10,100	29.54%, see rank	27.26%	21.16%
$700 or More	16,712	48.87%, see rank	24.02%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Seattle, WA	13.00% of the Total Income
Washington	12.00% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
10% or Less	12,771	37.35%, see rank	41.38%	40.19%
10% to 20%	11,315	33.09%, see rank	32.56%	31.47%
20% to 30%	4,320	12.63%, see rank	11.58%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,063	6.03%, see rank	5.08%	5.64%
40% or More	3,396	9.93%, see rank	8.32%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Total Housing Units	311,286, 100%	2,921,364	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	137,632, 44.21%, see rank	63.44%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	13,549, 4.35%, see rank	3.63%	5.82%
2 Units	9,802, 3.15%, see rank	2.63%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	13,154, 4.23%, see rank	3.76%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	19,354, 6.22%, see rank	4.76%	4.78%
10 or More Units	116,343, 37.37%, see rank	14.55%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	1,452, 0.47%, see rank	7.22%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Total Housing Units	311,286, 100%	2,921,364	132,741,033
1 Room	20,719, 6.66%, see rank	2.33%	1.95%
2 Rooms	29,659, 9.53%, see rank	3.74%	2.48%
3 Rooms	54,518, 17.51%, see rank	9.41%	9.13%
4 Rooms	54,344, 17.46%, see rank	16.24%	16.60%
5 Rooms	40,952, 13.16%, see rank	18.01%	20.41%
6 Rooms	31,998, 10.28%, see rank	16.48%	18.06%
7 Rooms	26,822, 8.62%, see rank	12.37%	12.27%
8 Rooms	20,663, 6.64%, see rank	9.01%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	31,611, 10.15%, see rank	12.40%	10.60%
Median Rooms	4.40, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Total Housing Units	311,286, 100%	2,921,364	132,741,033
No Bedroom	24,865, 7.99%, see rank	2.68%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	82,609, 26.54%, see rank	11.98%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	87,202, 28.01%, see rank	26.31%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	67,842, 21.79%, see rank	37.85%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	35,232, 11.32%, see rank	16.58%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	13,536, 4.35%, see rank	4.60%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Total Housing Units	290,822, 100%	2,645,396	116,211,092
Utility Gas	108,891, 37.44%, see rank	35.08%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	2,591, 0.89%, see rank	3.08%	4.86%
Electricity	153,556, 52.80%, see rank	53.93%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	19,611, 6.74%, see rank	2.50%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	62, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	1,050, 0.36%, see rank	4.39%	2.12%
Solar Energy	129, 0.04%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	2,277, 0.78%, see rank	0.63%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	2,655, 0.91%, see rank	0.36%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	152,949, 100%	947,896	39,201,928
$199 or Less	2,234, 1.46%, see rank	1.39%	1.50%
$200 to $299	5,185, 3.39%, see rank	2.49%	3.18%
$300 to $499	5,780, 3.78%, see rank	4.91%	7.37%
$500 to $699	7,861, 5.14%, see rank	11.75%	16.01%
$700 to $999	39,711, 25.96%, see rank	29.99%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	50,594, 33.08%, see rank	31.43%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	25,212, 16.48%, see rank	12.13%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	16,372, 10.70%, see rank	5.91%	6.10%
Median	$1,131, see rank	$995	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	290,822, 100%	2,645,396	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	47,302, 16.26%, see rank	6.97%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	125,793, 43.25%, see rank	30.97%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	87,983, 30.25%, see rank	38.05%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	29,744, 10.23%, see rank	24.01%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.