Your Guide to Buying a Home in Auburn, WA

Buying a Home in Auburn, Washington

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(Auburn Golf Course)

Auburn is located in King County

Population: 37,780

Auburn is located in King County in the southern Puget Sound area of western Washington between Seattle and Tacoma. The City of Auburn was incorporated in 1891. Auburn has a total land area of 21.82 square miles.

Housing Prices usually average between $200,000 and $350,000

The Auburn area includes the cities of Pacific and Algona. Pacific is located to the southwest of Auburn in King and Pierce counties. The City of Pacific has a total land area of 1,274 acres. Algona is located in King County to the southwest of Auburn and just north of Pacific. The City of Algona has a total land area of 860 acres. Algona incorporated in 1955. The city boasts a noted wetland that is home to spectacular herons.

Auburn is centrally located in the growing and thriving Green River Valley between Seattle and Tacoma. Auburn’s location, abundant land, and many amenities provide a unique opportunity for business and industry.

Auburn’s location provides access to a wide variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, boating, and water sports. Scenic Mount Rainier National Park is a 60-minute drive from Auburn. Crystal Mountain Ski Resort and The Summit at Snoqualmie are less than one hour away. Residents enjoy a full range of recreational programs for all ages. The Auburn area is graced with 26 parks, three 18-hole golf courses, two large swimming pools, and a system of trails for jogging, horseback riding, bicycling and roller blading.

Quality of life is key to both businesses and families locating in Auburn. Auburn is a smart place to do business, a good place to raise a family, and an excellent place to call home. It’s a city that takes pride in its history and anticipates its future.

Auburn Area Business Forecast
The Auburn area has more available land at reasonable prices than any other urbanized area in King County. The community also boasts a large labor force, cooperative city governments, and a Chamber committed to working closely with area businesses.

To assure orderly growth, the City of Auburn has developed a comprehensive land use plan, with specific areas designated for industrial, commercial and residential development, and with the ability to establish special planning districts. A new comprehensive downtown plan will greatly expedite the plan review process. All are interspersed with parks and open spaces to preserve the community’s quality of life.

More than two thirds of Auburn’s industrial land has been developed, providing a solid industrial and business base. The remaining raw land is very affordable. In fact, no other easily accessible area in King County has land so reasonably priced. The Auburn area draws from a skilled and mobile labor force of well over two million people who live within 30 easily traveled miles.

Population
South King County now boasts of having 628,000 residents, more than Seattle, and 27 percent more than the eastside of Lake Washington. During the last decade, within a 5-mile radius of downtown, the population grew 21.5 percent to over 147,000 residents.

Household Income
During the last five years, the average household income grew 43 percent, from $45,452 to $66,015. Medium household income increased by 34 percent.

Households
From 1990 to 2000, the number of households in the area grew 26 percent, from 48,592 to 61,101. Our average home value increased from $133,000 to $170,349. Even at current values, homes in the Auburn area cost about 20 percent less than anywhere else in the county.

Job Creation
Auburn leads south King County in job creation. From 1990 to 1997, 7,241 new jobs were created by over 500 new businesses, an increase of 27 percent in seven years. Our daytime employment population within a ten-mile radius has increased from 151,714 to 210,333 since 1994.

Information courtesy of Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce