What is the median home value in Marietta-Alderwood, WA?

Name: Home values in Marietta-Alderwood, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Marietta-Alderwood, WA is $547,100 (±$89,673), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Marietta-Alderwood, the median home value went from $352,500 in 2015–2019 to $547,100 in 2020–2024 (+55.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $547,100 (±$89,673)
Owner-occupied homes: 944 (±181)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Marietta-Alderwood

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Marietta-Alderwood	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±4.1 points)	2.7%	2.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	5.1% (±7.2 points)	2.0%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±4.1 points)	1.4%	1.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±4.1 points)	1.5%	2.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	8.9% (±8.4 points)	5.3%	7.0%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	29.6% (±12.4 points)	25.8%	27.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	43.5% (±13.2 points)	50.8%	40.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	12.9% (±9.5 points)	10.4%	15.9%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 43.5% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Marietta-Alderwood against Whatcom County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marietta-Alderwood	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Median home value	$547,100 (±$89,673)	$585,800 (±$9,479)	$564,600 (±$1,940)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	944 (±181)	59,904 (±1,153)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142

In Marietta-Alderwood, the median home value is not measurably different from Whatcom County ($585,800).

It is not measurably different from Washington ($564,600).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Whatcom County, Marietta-Alderwood ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 173 of 462.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Marietta-Alderwood have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$352,500 (±$50,351)	$547,100 (±$89,673)	+55.2%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,722 (±$445)	$1,979 (±$495)	+14.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,274 (±$537)	$4,015 (±$921)	+22.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Marietta-Alderwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marietta-Alderwood
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Marietta-Alderwood	—	$547,100 (±$89,673)	—
Bellingham	4.6 mi	$627,500 (±$15,464)	Not measurably different
Ferndale	4.8 mi	$549,300 (±$33,715)	Not measurably different
Geneva	7.5 mi	$801,100 (±$85,437)	Higher
Sudden Valley	11 mi	$489,200 (±$48,256)	Not measurably different
Lynden	12 mi	$596,600 (±$20,411)	Not measurably different
Everson	13 mi	$450,300 (±$43,733)	Not measurably different
Birch Bay	13 mi	$477,200 (±$25,221)	Not measurably different
Nooksack	14 mi	$524,300 (±$45,138)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Geneva, WA ($801,100).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Whatcom County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Geneva	$801,100 (±$85,437)
2	Bellingham	$627,500 (±$15,464)
3	Lynden	$596,600 (±$20,411)
4	Blaine	$549,600 (±$64,667)
5	Ferndale	$549,300 (±$33,715)
6	Marietta-Alderwood	$547,100 (±$89,673)
7	Nooksack	$524,300 (±$45,138)
8	Sudden Valley	$489,200 (±$48,256)
9	Point Roberts	$483,900 (±$58,590)
10	Birch Bay	$477,200 (±$25,221)
11	Everson	$450,300 (±$43,733)
12	Sumas	$441,500 (±$28,312)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Whatcom County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Marietta-Alderwood is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Marietta-Alderwood

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Marietta-Alderwood beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Marietta-Alderwood, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Marietta-Alderwood, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Marietta-Alderwood

What is the average home value in Marietta-Alderwood, WA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $547,100 (±$89,673) for owner-occupied homes in Marietta-Alderwood (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Marietta-Alderwood gone up?

In Marietta-Alderwood, the median home value went from $352,500 in 2015–2019 to $547,100 in 2020–2024 (+55.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Marietta-Alderwood sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Marietta-Alderwood CDP, Washington (place:43491, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.