The median home in Yelm, Washington is valued at $479,028, up 0.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,343, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17x — near the national average of 18x. Yelm is part of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$479,028

+0.2%

Rent$2,343/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$95,806 on $479,028

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Out of reach46.9% of income

Need $125,571/yr to afford.

PITI$2,930

P/I46.9%

Afford$286K

Gap-$193K

P&I $2,422Tax $391Ins $117

Renting $587/mo cheaper ($2,343 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Washington

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Hunts Point$7.98M Medina$4.38M Yarrow Point$4.21M Clyde Hill$4.01M Beaux Arts Village$2.76M Woodway$2.3M Mercer Island$2.24M Sammamish$1.57M

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