Home prices
The cost of the median home in Birch Bay is $274,300. It is about $41,120 (13%) lower compared to nearby areas.In comparison to the US as a whole it is approximately $56,800 (26%) higher, and is about $388,800 (58%) lower in comparison to the city of Seattle.
Rents
The median rent in Birch Bay is $1,115 a month. It is about $83 (8%) higher in comparison to its nearby areas.It is about $53 (4%) higher in comparison to the nation as a whole, and in comparison to the city of Seattle it is about $499 (30%) lower.
Nearby places
Blaine
Blaine is Birch Bay's neighbor to the north. The housing prices there are a little more expensive. Blaine's median home price is $334,000, which is $59,700 (17%) higher than Birch Bay. Rent there is fairly similar. Blaine's median monthly rent is $1,066, which comes out to $49 (4%) lower than Birch Bay.
Ferndale
Ferndale is about 7 miles southeast of Birch Bay. The housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The price of the median home in Ferndale is $300,600, which works out to $26,300 (8%) higher than Birch Bay. Rents there are a little less expensive. In Ferndale the median rent is $996 a month, which works out to $119 (11%) lower than Birch Bay.
Marietta-Alderwood
Marietta-Alderwood is approximately 10 miles southeast from Birch Bay. Housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Marietta-Alderwood is valued at $352,500, which is $78,200 (22%) higher than Birch Bay. The rent there is fairly similar. The median monthly rent in Marietta-Alderwood is $1,085, which works out to $30 (2%) lower than Birch Bay.
Lynden
Lynden is roughly 11 miles east from Birch Bay. The real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. Lynden's median home price is $348,100, which comes out to $73,800 (21%) higher than Birch Bay. Its rents are a little more expensive. Lynden's median monthly rent is $1,209, which is $94 (7%) higher than Birch Bay.
Point Roberts
Point Roberts is about 12 miles west of Birch Bay. The real estate prices there are a little less expensive. Point Roberts's median home price is $241,900, which works out to $32,400 (13%) lower than Birch Bay. The rent there is a lot less expensive. Point Roberts's median rent is $803 per month, which comes out to $312 (38%) lower than Birch Bay.
