Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 98251 (Gold Bar, WA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 98251 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 98251 (Gold Bar, WA) is worth about $474,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 98251 are 34% below the typical value in the Seattle metro area ($720,000) and 29% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 98251 rose 0.1%, compared with −1.6% in the Seattle metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $83,891, against $115,177 in the Seattle metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 4,907 people live in 98251 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
98251 has the 15th-lowest typical home value of the 155 ZIP codes in the Seattle metro area and the 211th-lowest of 484 in Washington with Zillow figures.
Part of: Gold Bar, WA · Snohomish County, WA · Seattle 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.