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Burien, 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 Q4 2023. 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

Burien, WA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 50,806, 19,903 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $673,733, Burien house prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, Burien real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Burien, accounting for 59.56% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Burien include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 33.26%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.66%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.70%).

People in Burien primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Burien has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Burien's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 51.41% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Burien include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 28.64%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 12.27%). There's also some housing in Burien built before 1939 ( 7.69%).

Burien Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Burien has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Burien real estate appreciated 131.91% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.78%, putting Burien in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Burien 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, Burien appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Burien's appreciation rate has been -0.38%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Burien were at -1.24%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -4.88%.

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

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

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Burien differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Burien - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Burien real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$673,733

Burien, WA Home Prices
> $1,209,000
$907,001 - $1,209,000
$605,001 - $907,000
$484,001 - $605,000
$363,001 - $484,000
$242,001 - $363,000
$121,001 - $242,000
$60,001 - $121,000
$0 - $60,000
6.9%
6.9%
11.6%
11.6%
41.8%
41.8%
18.8%
18.8%
10.4%
10.4%
6.1%
6.1%
2.7%
2.7%
0.5%
0.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Washington

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

19,903

Burien Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,674 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
56.0%
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.7%
5.7%
94.3%
94.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.3%
12.3%
28.6%
28.6%
51.4%
51.4%
7.7%
7.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
59.6%
59.6%
1.7%
1.7%
4.7%
4.7%
33.3%
33.3%
0.8%
0.8%
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
4.8%
4.8%
16.1%
16.1%
28.3%
28.3%
30.1%
30.1%
16.4%
16.4%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes