The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 98592 sells for about $526,712, or $297 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.3%), a market in balance. Homes take about 13 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,395 a month.
ZIP 98592 — Union
The housing market in 98592 reflects the broader stability of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater region. Inventory remains constrained, supporting steady home values despite broader economic shifts.
Median prices moved up 0.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 13 days on market with 2.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
36% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100.3% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.2% · poverty 8.9% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 98592, Mason County WA
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on local millage rates, which include school district, county, and special district levies.
The area is primarily rural with proximity to the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro employment core.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 98592 profile.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.