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Homes in Bellevue
Bellevue's 66,021 homes are a mix: 46% detached houses, 48% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 6% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 45% of homes standing today; 27% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1982. 52% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Sammamish, 6 miles away, 13% of homes were built before 1980, so Bellevue's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Bellevue's homes are newer than those in 53% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
48% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Replacement windows
45% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 47% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Bellevue weather and your shutters
At Renton Muni AP, WA (7 mi away), August averages a high of 77.6°F and December a low of 36.6°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 4 days a year reach 90°F, 30 nights fall to freezing and 43.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Daylight runs from 15 h 59 min on the longest day to 8 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 66° above the horizon in June and 19° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Renton Muni AP, WA (temperature) and Bellevue 1.8 W, WA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 37.1°F | 5.5 in |
| Feb | 50.4°F | 36.9°F | 4.4 in |
| Mar | 54.7°F | 39.5°F | 4.1 in |
| Apr | 59.5°F | 43.1°F | 3.6 in |
| May | 66.3°F | 48.9°F | 2.2 in |
| Jun | 71°F | 53.6°F | 1.9 in |
| Jul | 77.2°F | 57.5°F | 0.9 in |
| Aug | 77.6°F | 57.4°F | 1.2 in |
| Sep | 71.6°F | 53.1°F | 2.1 in |
| Oct | 61°F | 46.4°F | 4.4 in |
| Nov | 52.4°F | 40.1°F | 6.6 in |
| Dec | 47°F | 36.6°F | 7 in |
Fitting them in Bellevue
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Bellevue
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Bellevue’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.