U.S. ZIP Code · WA98816
Chelan County · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
Appreciation
- 1-year
- -5.1%
- 5-year / yr
- +0.8%
- 10-year / yr
- +3.5%
Relative price
- vs U.S.
- +74.4%
- vs metro
- ≈ metro median
- vs state
- -1.5%
Price history
Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
The typical home in 98816 is worth $495,545. Over the past year, values have fallen 5.1%. The effective property tax rate is 0.6%.
#Rent & investment
Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.
#Property tax
Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.
#Climate risk
FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Chelan County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.
- Overall risk
- Relatively Moderate[4]
- Riverine flood
- Relatively Moderate
- Coastal flood
- Not Applicable
- Wildfire
- Relatively High
- Drought
- Very Low
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Hurricane
- Not Applicable
- Tornado
- Very Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
#Who lives here
#Migration
Household moves in and out of Chelan County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.
- Net migration
- +60[5]
- Moved in
- 2,553
- Moved out
- 2,493
Schools
Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.
- Public schools
- 6
- Elementary
- 1
- Middle
- 1
- High
- 2
Morgen Owings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Chelan School District
474 students
Chelan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Chelan School District
442 students
Chelan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Chelan School District
301 students
Lake Chelan Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Lake Chelan School District
52 students
Chelan School of Innovation
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Chelan School District
30 students
Run the numbers
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#Metro ranking
Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.
Frequently asked
- How much is a home worth in ZIP code 98816?
- The typical home in 98816 is worth $495,545, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Are home values rising in 98816?
- Home values in 98816 are down 5.1% over the past year, and up 0.8% a year over five years.
- What is the property tax rate in 98816?
- The effective property tax rate in 98816 is 0.6% — roughly $2,742 a year on a typical home.
- Who lives in 98816?
- ZIP code 98816 has a population of 7,752 and a median household income of $82,577.
#Comparable ZIPs
Same metro, nearest typical home value. Each card shows the comparable ZIP's headline numbers so you can scan at a glance.
Wenatchee, WA
- Typical home
- $495,359
- Gross yield
- 4.2%
WA
- Typical home
- $500,161
- Gross yield
- —
Entiat, WA
- Typical home
- $479,627
- Gross yield
- —
East Wenatchee, WA
- Typical home
- $513,350
- Gross yield
- 5.2%
WA
- Typical home
- $525,987
- Gross yield
- —
Cashmere, WA
- Typical home
- $544,018
- Gross yield
- —
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