Steilacoom, WA real estate
Buying or selling a home, condo, or piece of land in Steilacoom? Here is what the city's housing actually looks like, and how to reach Isaac Ortiz about it.
Steilacoom housing snapshot
| Population | 6,683 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $594,600 | Owner-reported |
| Median household income | $97,634 | |
| Detached houses | 66.7% | Share of all housing units |
| Townhomes / attached | 10.3% | |
| In buildings of 2+ units | 23% | Condos and apartments alike |
| Manufactured homes | 0% | |
| Owner-occupied | 64.8% | |
| Median year built | 1977 | |
| Vacancy rate | 2.9% |
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 Steilacoom is $594,600.
That is 23% above the Pierce County median of $484,400. Median household income is $97,634, 1% above the county's $96,632.
Detached houses make up 66.7% of homes in Steilacoom, with 23% in multi-unit buildings and 10.3% attached single-family. The stock leans to houses without being exclusively houses.
64.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied - a fairly even ownership-to-rental split.
Half of Steilacoom's homes were built in 1977 or earlier, so a large share predates modern energy codes - worth leaving time in the inspection for the roof, the electrical, and the plumbing.
Steilacoom is 6,683 people, so inventory is thin and a single listing can be the only comparable for months. Vacancy is 2.9% - very tight, and a fair warning that anything listed here moves quickly.
Selling in Steilacoom
Steilacoom runs close to an even split - 64.8% 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 Steilacoom homes is $594,600, and the area sits about 8.4 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 1977 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 Steilacoom 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 Steilacoom
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.