Browns Point, WA real estate
Buying or selling a home, condo, or piece of land in Browns Point? Here is what the community's housing actually looks like, and how to reach Isaac Ortiz about it.
Browns Point housing snapshot
| Population | 998 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $700,000 | Owner-reported |
| Median household income | $95,104 | |
| Detached houses | 73.5% | Share of all housing units |
| Townhomes / attached | 10.4% | |
| In buildings of 2+ units | 16.2% | Condos and apartments alike |
| Manufactured homes | 0% | |
| Owner-occupied | 63.7% | |
| Median year built | 1961 | |
| Vacancy rate | 14.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Tables B25077, B01003, B25003, B25024, B25035, B19013, B25002. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
What the numbers mean for a buyer or seller
The median owner-reported home value in Browns Point is $700,000.
That is 45% above the Pierce County median of $484,400. Median household income is $95,104, 2% below the county's $96,632.
Detached houses make up 73.5% of homes in Browns Point, with 16.2% in multi-unit buildings and 10.4% attached single-family. The stock leans to houses without being exclusively houses.
63.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied - a fairly even ownership-to-rental split.
Half of Browns Point's homes were built in 1961 or earlier, so a large share predates modern energy codes - worth leaving time in the inspection for the roof, the electrical, and the plumbing.
Browns Point is 998 people, small enough that a handful of sales a year sets the tone for the whole market. Vacancy runs 14.8%, on the higher side, which often means more second homes or units between tenants than a buyer expects.
Selling in Browns Point
Browns Point runs close to an even split - 63.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied - so your buyer could as easily be a family moving in as someone buying to rent it out. Pricing and presentation have to work for both.
For pricing context, the midpoint of Browns Point homes is $700,000, and the area sits about 0.4 miles off the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma spine - usually the first thing a buyer's agent checks when they push back on a list price.
Half the homes here were built in 1961 or earlier, so buyers and their inspectors arrive expecting questions about the roof, the electrical and the sewer line. Knowing those answers before you list is usually worth more than fixing them mid-negotiation.
Isaac will tell you what your home is actually likely to bring in Browns Point and what, if anything, is worth doing first. If the honest answer is that this is not your year to sell, he will say that too.
Talk to Isaac Ortiz about Browns Point
Isaac Ortiz is a licensed real estate broker with Compass, working Pierce County and the surrounding Puget Sound area. Se habla español. Send a note and he will reply personally.
Or call +1 253-359-5263 or email Isaac.Ortiz@nwret.com.