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Median Home Price in Burien, WA

The median home value in Burien, WA is $643,360 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.61% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$643,360

Year-over-Year

-0.61%

Population

50,318

Burien ranks #48 of 118 Washington cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 8.8% above the state's city median of $591,094. It sits in King County, where the county-wide median is $853,410.

Housing affordability in Burien

Median household income in Burien is $91,318, so the typical home value is about 7.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Burien

Burien police recorded a violent crime rate of 425 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,394 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 Burien

What is the average home price in Burien, WA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Burien, that value is $643,360. That's down 0.61% from a year earlier. It is about 8.8% above the typical Washington city tracked here.

Is Burien expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Burien are cheaper than King County as a whole, where the median is $853,410 — a difference of about 24.6%.

Is Burien affordable?

Median household income here is $91,318, so the typical home value is about 7.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Burien a safe place to live?

Burien police reported 425 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 50,318. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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