Home values, rents and more in Whatcom County, WA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Whatcom County, WA compares
The typical home in Whatcom County, WA is worth about $608,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Whatcom County, WA are about the same as the typical value in the Bellingham metro area ($608,000) and 1.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Whatcom County, WA rose 0.3%, compared with +0.3% in the Bellingham metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,951 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Bellingham metro area ($1,951) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $81,784, against $81,784 in the Bellingham metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 236,392 people live in Whatcom County, WA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Whatcom County, WA has the 5th-highest typical home value of the 39 counties in Washington with Zillow figures.
Part of: Bellingham metro area · Washington
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Nearby counties
Cities in Whatcom County, WA
ZIP codes in Whatcom County, WA
- 98220 · Acme $503,000
- 98225 · Bellingham $653,000
- 98226 · Bellingham $640,000
- 98229 · Bellingham $688,000
- 98230 · Blaine $533,000
- 98240 · Custer $655,000
- 98244 · Deming $319,000
- 98247 · Lynden $602,000
- 98248 · Ferndale $614,000
- 98262 · Lummi Island $643,000
- 98264 · Lynden $617,000
- 98266 · Maple Falls $381,000
- 98276 · Nooksack $509,000
- 98281 · Point Roberts $391,000
- 98283 · Rockport $408,000
- 98295 · Sumas $443,000
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.