Bellingham

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#1509

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro
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United States • North America • Language power

Population
235K
GDP
$22B
GDP per capita
$91,464
Land area
1,583 km² (611 mi²)
Density
148/km² (384/mi²)

Primary city Bellingham

State / province Washington

Language English

Stands out, per personMarket value: low vs United States and size peers

Bellingham metro area

48.75, -122.48
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗0
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗1#T-313
Market Cap Score↗$1B#T-559
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-308
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-345
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
IpohMalaysia#1780SundsvallSweden#2394NanyangChina#621Rochester (MN)United States#933CoimbatoreIndia#910JiningChina#677

Top Companies

1 companies
1PLACE
$1B
Unicorn

Total Market Cap: $1B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Bellingham, WA, since 1978. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
010020030040050019801990200020102020

One year
One year +0.5%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +65.2%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +143.4%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −24.8%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Languages of Bellingham

English first in Washington.

LanguageShare
English78.6%
Spanish9%
Mandarin Chinese1.9%
Vietnamese1%
Russian0.9%
English reach, Washington
96%
Tier 1 census

Washington on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Bellingham

#312 by film pedigree · score 9.1 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jim Caviezel, Billy Burke

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1740

Western Washington University

Bellingham, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Bellingham International Airport

Bellingham • 4 - Regional