2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Vancouver, WA vs Yelm, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- The median age of a home in Vancouver is 48.6% older than the median age of a home in Yelm.
 Vancouver, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Median Home Age35  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$443,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock84.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.161.0%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$8.6$11.0
 Homes Owned48.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented46.8%  Unlock31.4%
 space
 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Vancouver, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,190$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,460  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,220$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,910  Unlock$2,160
 space1
 Vacant Housing
 Vancouver, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.0%  Unlock4.1%
 space2
 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Vancouver, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock3.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99924.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock42.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99917.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock2.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
 space3
 Housing Units By Year Built
 Vancouver, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock29.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.1%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock21.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock2.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.2%12.2%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

   |    Reply

Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

   |    Reply

The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Vancouver

Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

   |    Reply

I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Yelm


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.