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Median Home Price in Bellingham, WA

The median home value in Bellingham, WA is $674,798 as of 2026-06-30, down 0.34% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$674,798

Year-over-Year

-0.34%

Population

95,717

Bellingham ranks #38 of 118 Washington cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.6% above the state's city median of $593,862. It sits in Whatcom County, where the county-wide median is $621,812.

Crime in Bellingham

Bellingham police recorded a violent crime rate of 350 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,757 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Bellingham

How much does a house cost in Bellingham, WA?

The median home value in Bellingham is $674,798. That's down 0.34% from a year earlier. That is about 13.6% above the typical county in Washington.

Is Bellingham expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Bellingham are more expensive than Whatcom County as a whole, where the median is $621,812 — a difference of about 8.5%.

Is Bellingham a safe place to live?

Bellingham police reported 350 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 95,717. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.