East Renton Highlands, WA real estate
Buying or selling a home, condo, or piece of land in East Renton Highlands? Here is what the community's housing actually looks like, and how to reach Isaac Ortiz about it.
East Renton Highlands housing snapshot
| Population | 12,241 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $709,300 | Owner-reported |
| Median household income | $140,048 | |
| Detached houses | 91.9% | Share of all housing units |
| Townhomes / attached | 2.2% | |
| In buildings of 2+ units | 2.4% | Condos and apartments alike |
| Manufactured homes | 3.5% | |
| Owner-occupied | 90% | |
| Median year built | 1974 | |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% |
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 East Renton Highlands is $709,300.
That is 13% below the King County median of $811,200. Median household income is $140,048, 15% above the county's $122,148.
East Renton Highlands is almost entirely detached houses - 91.9% of the housing stock - with only 2.4% in buildings of two or more units. Attached and multi-unit homes of any kind are a small minority of what has been built here.
90% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which is a high ownership rate and usually means low turnover and tightly held inventory.
Half of East Renton Highlands's homes were built in 1974 or earlier, so a large share predates modern energy codes - worth leaving time in the inspection for the roof, the electrical, and the plumbing.
Talk to Isaac Ortiz about East Renton Highlands
Isaac Ortiz is a licensed real estate broker with Compass, working King 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.