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Debt relief in Vaughn, Washington

The typical owner-occupied home in Vaughn is worth about $735,000, 30% above the Washington median of $564,600 and 2.2 times the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $3,765 a year in property taxes, about 0.51% of their home's value, lower than the Washington rate of 0.81%. 94% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 76% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Vaughn at a glance

Vaughn Washington U.S.
Median home value $735,000 $564,600 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $3,765 $4,556 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.51% 0.81% 0.94%
Median household income – $98,141 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 94% 64% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 76% 66% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,804 $2,445 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 28.6% 22.2% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,760 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1986 1985 1980
Vacant homes 13.2% 7.3% 10.1%
People below the poverty line 7.6% 9.9% 12.5%
Population 753 7,816,116 334,922,499

Household budgets and debt in Vaughn

7.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line, compared with 9.9% in Washington.

If debts are getting hard to manage, the usual options, from mildest to most serious, are: a budget and a call to your lenders to ask for a hardship plan; a debt management plan through a nonprofit credit counselor, which can lower interest rates; a debt consolidation loan or, for homeowners, a cash-out refinance or home equity loan; debt settlement, where a company negotiates to pay less than you owe; and bankruptcy.

Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, debt settlement companies can't charge a fee until they have settled at least one of your debts. Settling can hurt your credit and forgiven debt may be taxable, so compare it with credit counseling first. Time limits for collectors to sue differ by state and by type of debt; check with your state attorney general or a lawyer before relying on one.

Homeowners can sometimes pay off high-interest debt with their home's equity. With the median Vaughn home worth $735,000 and 24% of owners mortgage-free, many owners have equity to draw on, but it turns unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.

Questions about debt relief in Vaughn

What is the median home value in Vaughn?

About $735,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Vaughn?

Homeowners pay a median $3,765 a year, which is about 0.51% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data