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Freeland, WA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Freeland, WA Housing Market Trends

With 2,252 people, 844 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $680,170, real estate costs in Freeland are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Washington communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Freeland, accounting for 76.70% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Freeland include mobile homes or trailers ( 12.16%), row houses and other attached homes ( 5.37%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.98%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Freeland. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 86.73% of Freeland's homes, and 54.90% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Freeland built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Freeland built between 2000 and later ( 25.59%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 15.64%). There's also some housing in Freeland built before 1939 ( 1.90%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Freeland. Fully 33.33% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Freeland homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Freeland real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Freeland Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Freeland has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Freeland real estate appreciated 126.44% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.52%, putting Freeland in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Freeland definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Freeland appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Freeland's appreciation rate has been 3.11%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Freeland were at 0.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.63%.

Notably, Freeland's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Washington, our data show that Freeland's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Washington.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$680,170

Freeland, WA Home Prices
> $1,415,000
$1,061,001 - $1,415,000
$707,001 - $1,061,000
$566,001 - $707,000
$424,001 - $566,000
$283,001 - $424,000
$141,001 - $283,000
$71,001 - $141,000
$0 - $71,000
11.7%
11.7%
13.8%
13.8%
27.4%
27.4%
14.9%
14.9%
17.0%
17.0%
5.4%
5.4%
8.8%
8.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Washington

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

844

Freeland Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,528 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
86.7%
86.7%
13.3%
13.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
33.3%
33.3%
66.7%
66.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.6%
25.6%
56.9%
56.9%
15.6%
15.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
76.7%
76.7%
5.4%
5.4%
0.8%
0.8%
5.0%
5.0%
12.2%
12.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.1%
1.1%
8.1%
8.1%
31.7%
31.7%
45.6%
45.6%
9.3%
9.3%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes