Area data
Grays River, WA — ZIP 98621
Population: 195 (Census ACS)
Homes sell for a median $499,000 after a median 35 days on market. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with coastalflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.0% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
35
Median days on market
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 596.1 (-1.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $499,000
- Median list price
- $437,000
- Median price per sqft
- $133
- Median days on market
- 35 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 1
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $824/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,066/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,183/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,638/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,977/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- tsunami: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · coastalFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 15% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 81.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Astoria Marine Construction Company (19.2 mi — proposed for listing)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 103.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 2.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (20 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Skamokawa East Valley Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Astoria Regional Airport (AST) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Hospitals include
- PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Housing built before 1970
- 56.1%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 26.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 87.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Top industries (by employment)
- Information, Agriculture, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 21
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 98621 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $499,000 | $510,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 35 days | 29 days | 51 days |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median sale price in ZIP 98621?
- $499,000.
- How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 98621?
- Median days on market: 35 days.
- What is typical rent in ZIP 98621?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,183/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 98621?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 98621?
- Risk to homes is higher than 15% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 98621?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 98621?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 98621?
- Regional Price Parity: 107.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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