White Salmon, WA housing market
The typical White Salmon home is worth about $707,000, up 1.8% in a year, 19% above the Washington typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how White Salmon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
White Salmon at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | White Salmon | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $359,000 | $326,000 |
| 2018 | $402,000 | $362,000 |
| 2019 | $435,000 | $390,000 |
| 2020 | $453,000 | $413,000 |
| 2021 | $530,000 | $471,000 |
| 2022 | $660,000 | $554,000 |
| 2023 | $682,000 | $572,000 |
| 2024 | $693,000 | $582,000 |
| 2025 | $706,000 | $605,000 |
| 2026 | $706,000 | $601,000 |
| August 2026 | $707,000 | $592,000 |
13 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 13 new homes in White Salmon in 2025: 7 single-family houses and 6 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $4.7 million to build. That's 5.1 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Washington as a whole. Over the past 10 years, White Salmon has permitted 188 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, White Salmon gained 261 residents while 167 new homes were permitted: about 1.6 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Washington: 2.7 new residents per new home.
How White Salmon ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | 6 | $4.7 million |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 2 | $3.9 million |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 | 2 | $5.4 million |
| 2020 | 26 | 7 | 19 | $3.5 million |
| 2019 | 21 | 13 | 8 | $5.8 million |
| 2018 | 28 | 22 | 6 | $7.4 million |
| 2017 | 29 | 15 | 14 | $7.1 million |
| 2016 | 29 | 15 | 14 | $5.5 million |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2013 | 14 | 10 | 4 | $2.4 million |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $801,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $672,000 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2003 | 12 | 4 | 8 | $1.4 million |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 | 2 | $812,000 |
| 2001 | 13 | 11 | 2 | $1.8 million |
| 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | $1.7 million |
How White Salmon ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
White Salmon and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Salmon | $707K | +1.8% | $1,800 | 13 | $72,923 |
| Bingen | $440K | −0.4% | $1,800 | 2 | $73,833 |
9.7 years of income
The typical White Salmon home costs about 9.7 years of the town's median household income, more than across Washington (6 years).
How White Salmon ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,800
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in White Salmon is $1,800 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in White Salmon pay a median of $1,311, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 30% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,470 · 4 bedrooms $2,900
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (98672; Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.