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Goldendale, 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

Goldendale, WA Housing Market Trends

With 3,434 people, 1,596 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $306,593, Goldendale real estate values are some of the lowest in Washington, although compared to real estate around the nation, Goldendale homes are still considered rather expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Goldendale, accounting for 77.21% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Goldendale include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.42%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.33%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 5.54%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Goldendale are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 50.24% owning and 49.76% renting.

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. Goldendale's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 35.37% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Goldendale include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 24.47%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 23.08%). There's also some housing in Goldendale built between 2000 and later ( 17.08%).

Goldendale Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Goldendale have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 110.64%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Goldendale house appreciation rate of 7.73%.

Over the last year, Goldendale appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Goldendale's appreciation rate has been 0.17%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Goldendale were at 0.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.63%.

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

Relative to Washington, our data show that Goldendale's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Washington.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$306,593

Goldendale, WA Home Prices
> $1,341,000
$1,006,001 - $1,341,000
$670,001 - $1,006,000
$536,001 - $670,000
$402,001 - $536,000
$268,001 - $402,000
$134,001 - $268,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.9%
0.9%
6.1%
6.1%
5.0%
5.0%
17.8%
17.8%
22.9%
22.9%
37.8%
37.8%
5.1%
5.1%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Washington

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,596

Goldendale Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,429 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.2%
50.2%
49.8%
49.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.9%
7.9%
92.1%
92.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.1%
17.1%
24.5%
24.5%
35.4%
35.4%
23.1%
23.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
77.2%
77.2%
1.5%
1.5%
7.3%
7.3%
8.4%
8.4%
5.5%
5.5%
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
0.0%
0.0%
13.4%
13.4%
28.8%
28.8%
45.5%
45.5%
10.4%
10.4%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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Zip Codes in Goldendale, WA