Oldest housing in Washington
Washington counties and cities ranked by median year structure built.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Washington by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Columbia County leads at 1948.
Among cities & places, Almira leads at 1938.
Counties
| # | Name | Median year built | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia County | 1948 | |
| 2 | Garfield County | 1953 | |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 1972 | |
| 4 | Walla Walla County | 1973 | |
| 5 | Grays Harbor County | 1974 | |
| 6 | Cowlitz County | 1975 | |
| 7 | Adams County | 1976 | |
| 8 | Yakima County | 1976 | |
| 9 | Asotin County | 1977 | |
| 10 | Pacific County | 1977 | |
| 11 | Spokane County | 1978 | |
| 12 | Whitman County | 1978 | |
| 13 | Lewis County | 1979 | |
| 14 | Wahkiakum County | 1979 | |
| 15 | Chelan County | 1982 | |
| 16 | Clallam County | 1982 | |
| 17 | Okanogan County | 1982 | |
| 18 | King County | 1983 | |
| 19 | Klickitat County | 1983 | |
| 20 | Douglas County | 1984 | |
| 21 | Pend Oreille County | 1984 | |
| 22 | Skamania County | 1984 | |
| 23 | Pierce County | 1985 | |
| 24 | Skagit County | 1985 | |
| 25 | Stevens County | 1985 | |
| 26 | Ferry County | 1986 | |
| 27 | Kitsap County | 1986 | |
| 28 | Benton County | 1987 | |
| 29 | Grant County | 1987 | |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 1987 | |
| 31 | Mason County | 1988 | |
| 32 | San Juan County | 1988 | |
| 33 | Whatcom County | 1988 | |
| 34 | Snohomish County | 1989 | |
| 35 | Island County | 1990 | |
| 36 | Kittitas County | 1991 | |
| 37 | Thurston County | 1991 | |
| 38 | Clark County | 1993 | |
| 39 | Franklin County | 1997 |
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