FAQs About Current Housing Conditions in Auburn
How much have housing prices and rent increased in the past decade?
In the past decade, housing costs in the entire Puget Sound have risen dramatically, buoyed by the strong economy, low housing production, and high demand for housing in the region. Price increases in the past decade are also high because they are measured off the very low prices in 2010, which was a period of home price declines from the housing crisis and economic recession.
Auburn is no exception to having seen steep price increases. Since 2010, home prices in Auburn rose by 88 percent, from a median sales price of $222,750 in 2010 to $418,300 in 2020 (see Figure 17).
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How does Auburn’s housing price increase compare with other cities in the area?
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How does Auburn’s rent increase compare to other cities in the area?
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What type of houses are owners and renters living in in Auburn? Housing types means: single family home, duplex, triplex, quadplex and multifamily housing (i.e. apartments).
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When were most of Auburn’s single-family homes and multi-unit housing built?
The City of Auburn was founded in 1891 and has grown to become the fifteenth largest city in the State of Washington. Multiple periods of growth can be observed in the many neighborhoods of Auburn, including early 20th century development, mid-century growth, and the annexation of rural county lands in the early 21st century. This has resulted in over 29 square miles of housing growth representing many different scales of development that have occurred over different periods of time.
The age of homes is important in considering how many (if any) homes or units are due to be replaced and what maintenance is needed in order to keep the housing safe and healthy for residents.
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How big are most of Auburn’s housing units by number of bedrooms?
Please use your browser's zoom function to enlarge image.The Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) dataset is very comprehensive and provided by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical analysis. PUMS data are only available for geographies called Public Use Microdata Sample Areas (PUMAs) which contain about 100,000 people. The Auburn PUMA includes the City of Auburn and the Lakeland area.
What types of households live in Auburn?
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The U.S. Census defines a household as the following: “all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence. A household includes the related family members and all the unrelated people, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards, or employees who share the housing unit. A person living alone in a housing unit, or a group of unrelated people sharing a housing unit such as partners or roomers, is also counted as a household. The count of households excludes group quarters. There are two major categories of households, "family" and "nonfamily." (see: https://www.census.gov/glossary/#term_Household)