Shadow Lake, WA real estate
Buying or selling a home, condo, or piece of land in Shadow Lake? Here is what the community's housing actually looks like, and how to reach Isaac Ortiz about it.
Shadow Lake housing snapshot
| Population | 2,221 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $847,100 | Owner-reported |
| Median household income | $137,407 | |
| Detached houses | 94.3% | Share of all housing units |
| Townhomes / attached | 0% | |
| In buildings of 2+ units | 2.6% | Condos and apartments alike |
| Manufactured homes | 3.2% | |
| Owner-occupied | 87.8% | |
| Median year built | 1979 | |
| Vacancy rate | 7.7% |
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 Shadow Lake is $847,100.
That is 4% above the King County median of $811,200. Median household income is $137,407, 12% above the county's $122,148.
Shadow Lake is almost entirely detached houses - 94.3% of the housing stock - with only 2.6% 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.
87.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which is a high ownership rate and usually means low turnover and tightly held inventory.
Half of Shadow Lake's homes were built in 1979 or earlier, so a large share predates modern energy codes - worth leaving time in the inspection for the roof, the electrical, and the plumbing.
Shadow Lake is 2,221 people, so inventory is thin and a single listing can be the only comparable for months. Vacancy sits at 7.7%.
Selling in Shadow Lake
87.8% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most sales are people moving on rather than investors trading. Buyers in that market are usually comparing your home against a small number of others, and presentation moves the number more than it does in a high-turnover area.
For pricing context, the midpoint of Shadow Lake homes is $847,100, and the area sits about 6.2 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 1979 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 Shadow Lake 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 Shadow Lake
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.