Bellingham, WA Housing Market

Bellingham, WA's median home value is $621K, up 3.5% over the past year. Homes here sell in a median 39 days. Its PropertyIQ Score of 43 sits modestly below the state average of 50.

Understanding the Bellingham, WA housing market requires looking beyond headline price figures. The PropertyIQ Score reads both sides of market strength: Zillow price momentum across 3- and 12-month windows, and Realtor.com flow signals — days on market and the share of listings with price cuts. Together they predict how this WA metro is set to perform relative to the rest of its state.

Pacific Coast housing markets feature the nation's highest price points alongside strong wage growth from technology, entertainment, and trade sectors. Supply constraints from geographic barriers and regulatory environments create persistent affordability challenges but also strong long-term appreciation potential. Within the Pacific, Bellingham, WA's PropertyIQ Score of 43 runs below the Pacific norm.

Washington state's housing market is heavily influenced by Seattle's tech economy, with Amazon, Microsoft, and Boeing employment driving both price appreciation and demand volatility as hiring cycles fluctuate.

The PropertyIQ Score for the Bellingham, WA market is built from four inputs: Zillow home-value momentum over twelve months, Zillow home-value momentum over three months, the median days listings spend on the market (Realtor.com), and the share of listings with a price cut (Realtor.com). The score runs on a 1 to 99 scale computed across all metro markets nationally and calibrated so 50 equals the state average — a score above 50 means this market is positioned to outperform its state, and a score below 50 means it is set to lag.

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