Skamania County, WA real estate

What the numbers say

Skamania County, WA real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Skamania County pay a median of $3,532 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $529,500, an effective rate of about 0.67%. The Washington average is 0.81%, which makes Skamania County the #9 lowest-tax of 39 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,068 a month, and $1,063 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 41 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 $530,000 home here comes to about $3,402 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $146,000 a year (the median household here earns $93,265).