Shelton, WA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Shelton: a median closing price of $348,500 across 138 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
In a market the size of Shelton, individual sales move the needle. The figures below rest on 138 tracked closings over the last 12 months, so read them as the direction of the market rather than a precise price for any one street.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 138
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $348,500 (low-volume sample)
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $233
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $270,500 and $400,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 138 closed sales in Shelton over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $348,500. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $270,500 and $400,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 86% of the Shelton closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 137 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $182 and $288 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Shelton, WA (September 2026)
The median home price in Shelton is $348,500, measured across the 138 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $270,500 and $400,000.
Where Shelton sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Shelton over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $270,500 and $400,000. Among the 64 Washington markets with a published band, Shelton's middle-half spread ($270,500 to $400,000) ranks 26th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 21st percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 19 days, across 103 Shelton closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 29 days, across 96 Shelton closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Shelton angle
Workable depth and an unremarkable spread describe this data. The count, 138, is a modest sample and the $270,500 to $400,000 band is about typical for the markets we track, so nothing prevents a straightforward comp based estimate. Use $348,500 as a reference rather than a source. Filter on property type and size, check condition on each remaining closing, and let that small matched set produce the figure. The two halves of that band are not the same width: $270,500 up to $348,500 covers more ground than $348,500 up to $400,000. Sales below the midpoint are therefore further apart, so an estimate that lands down there needs comps drawn from down there and a wider stated range.
From market read to offer price
A thin market punishes generic pricing; the way to firm up a number here is the specific property and its handful of true comps. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Shelton address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Shelton, WA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 5363735
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 138
Median sold price: $348,500
Median sold $/sqft: $233 (137 qualifying)
Property mix: 86% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records. This is a low-volume sample: treat the statistics as directional rather than precise estimates of the entire local market.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Shelton over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Shelton city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 16% of the 138 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $353,950. This is a low-volume market: the figures below rest on 138 closings within the Shelton city limits, so treat the median as indicative rather than precise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Shelton?
The median sold price in Shelton over the last 12 months is $348,500, measured across 138 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Shelton last month?
Resideline tracked 9 closed sales in Shelton in August 2026, out of 138 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Shelton?
The middle half of Shelton sales over the last 12 months closed between $270,500 and $400,000, with a median of $348,500.
What is the typical price per square foot in Shelton?
Among qualifying Shelton closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $233, measured across 137 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Where does a Shelton estimate carry the most uncertainty?
Above $348,500. The band is not symmetric around $348,500: the stretch down to $270,500 is longer than the stretch up to $400,000. A comp set that drifts below the midpoint spans more price than an equal drift above it, so check where your comps sit before you trust the answer.