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Median Home Price in Yelm, WA

The median home value in Yelm, WA is $490,817 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.66% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$490,817

Year-over-Year

+0.66%

Population

10,820

Yelm ranks #85 of 118 Washington cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.4% below the state's city median of $593,862. It sits in Thurston County, where the county-wide median is $533,806.

Crime in Yelm

Yelm police recorded a violent crime rate of 277 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,876 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 Yelm

How much does a house cost in Yelm, WA?

The median home value in Yelm is $490,817. That's up 0.66% from a year earlier. That is about 17.4% below the typical county in Washington.

Is Yelm expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Yelm are cheaper than Thurston County as a whole, where the median is $533,806 — a difference of about 8.1%.

Is Yelm a safe place to live?

Yelm police reported 277 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,820. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.