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Shelton, 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

Shelton, WA Housing Market Trends

With 10,814 people, 3,461 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $399,270, Shelton real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Shelton, accounting for 67.99% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Shelton include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.14%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.62%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 6.87%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Shelton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 50.03% owning and 49.97% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Shelton built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Shelton built between 1940-1969 ( 26.87%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.25%). There's also some housing in Shelton built before 1939 ( 16.46%).

Shelton Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Shelton has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Shelton real estate appreciated 148.30% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.52%, putting Shelton in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Shelton 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, Shelton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Shelton's appreciation rate has been 1.36%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Shelton were at 0.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.63%.

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

Relative to Washington, our data show that Shelton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% 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 Shelton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Shelton - 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 Shelton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$399,270

Shelton, WA Home Prices
> $1,428,000
$1,071,001 - $1,428,000
$714,001 - $1,071,000
$572,001 - $714,000
$429,001 - $572,000
$286,001 - $429,000
$143,001 - $286,000
$71,001 - $143,000
$0 - $71,000
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
5.9%
5.9%
12.6%
12.6%
19.1%
19.1%
30.7%
30.7%
19.5%
19.5%
7.2%
7.2%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Washington

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,461

Shelton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,793 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.4%
6.4%
93.6%
93.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.2%
17.2%
39.4%
39.4%
26.9%
26.9%
16.5%
16.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
68.0%
68.0%
0.8%
0.8%
12.1%
12.1%
11.6%
11.6%
6.9%
6.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.9%
2.9%
11.4%
11.4%
31.6%
31.6%
42.8%
42.8%
9.9%
9.9%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes