San Juan County, WA real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$799,200Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.53%Below state avg 0.81%Median bill $4,253/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,5122-bed $1,695Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

San Juan County, WA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in San Juan County pay a median of $4,253 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $799,200, an effective rate of about 0.53%. The Washington average is 0.81%, which makes San Juan County the #1 lowest-tax of 39 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,512 a month, and $1,695 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 44 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $799,000 home here comes to about $5,045 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $216,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,800).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$5,045/mo
  • Principal & interest$4,357
  • Property tax$354
  • Insurance (est.)$333

$799,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in San Juan County by bedrooms

Studio$86343% below state
1 bedroom$1,13128% below state
2 bedrooms$1,6953% below state
3 bedrooms$1,9724% below state
4 bedrooms$1,77230% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.