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Home values, rents and more in South Cle Elum, WA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$405,000
Metro: $495,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.8%
Metro: +0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
579
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$66,750
Metro: $73,804 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around South Cle Elum, WA, shaded by typical home valueSouth Cle Elum
  • Under $420k
  • $420k–$440k
  • $440k–$490k
  • $490k–$560k
  • $560k+
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ZIP codes around South Cle Elum, WA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. South Cle Elum is outlined.

How South Cle Elum compares

The typical home in South Cle Elum, WA is worth about $405,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in South Cle Elum are 18% below the typical value in the Ellensburg metro area ($495,000) and 11% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in South Cle Elum rose 2.8%, compared with +0.2% in the Ellensburg metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $66,750, against $73,804 in the Ellensburg metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 579 people live in South Cle Elum (American Community Survey 2020–24).

South Cle Elum has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 9 cities in the Ellensburg metro area and the 127th-lowest of 342 in Washington with Zillow figures.

Part of: Kittitas County, WA · Ellensburg metro area · Washington

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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