98240
Custer, Washington.
Custer, Whatcom County, WA · Bellingham, WA metro · population 3,593
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,945 (+130%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,593 +1%
- $649,287$654,880 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $93,257 +17%
- $561,623$654,880 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 98240$3,437
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 23 years.
Typical home values in zip 98240 rose 0.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Custer, WA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 98240
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 98240$654,880
- Bellingham$607,630
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 98230 | Blaine | 18,744 | $2,443 | $532,529 |
| 5.7 | 98248 | Ferndale | 28,498 | $2,110 | $613,637 |
| 7.4 | 98264 | Lynden | 23,123 | $1,971 | $616,983 |
| 13.5 | 98226 | Bellingham | 46,782 | $2,024 | $640,182 |
| 13.7 | 98276 | Nooksack | 1,794 | — | $509,314 |
| 14.1 | 98247 | Everson | 9,115 | $1,875 | $601,590 |
| 14.3 | 98225 | Bellingham | 50,216 | $1,776 | $652,905 |
| 17.7 | 98262 | Lummi Island | 957 | — | $643,334 |
| 18.2 | 98295 | Sumas | 3,279 | — | $443,279 |
| 19.8 | 98229 | Bellingham | 33,298 | $2,178 | $687,720 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.