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Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
125,278
Bellingham covered by 29 underlying areas.
Violent crime
3.2 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 18% since 2021.
Property crime
40.9 / 1k
Property crime has declined 25% since 2021.
Market rent
$2,087
Market rent has increased 44% since 2020. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Bellingham is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

100/100

Scores in the 100th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

52/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 52nd percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

51/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 51st percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Bellingham compared with Washington

Bellingham city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

3.2 / 1k

3.7 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

40.9 / 1k

32.5 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,087

$2,041 state

Permits 12M

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