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Homes in Shoreline
Shoreline is a city of houses: of its 25,289 homes, 63% are detached, 6% are townhouses and other attached houses and 31% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 54% of homes standing today; 17% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1969. 66% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 26 Washington cities we have census figures for, Shoreline has the third-highest share of older homes. In nearby Kirkland, 8 miles away, 44% of homes were built before 1980, so Shoreline's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Shoreline's homes are older than those in 71% 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.
Replacement windows
54% 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 65% 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.
Whole-house orders
With 63% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
A whole house in Shoreline
The most common home in Shoreline has three bedrooms: 33% of homes. 27% have four bedrooms or more, and 17% have one or none. The median home has 5.7 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among detached houses has 10 to 15 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $3,200 to $6,000. For scale, that's about 0.6% of the median home value here, $811,100 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home10–15 windows
All of them shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsWorking from home
26% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 88% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Older homes, high values
Owners here value their homes higher than in 89% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, and 65% of homes were built before 1980. If an older house still has good wood shutters, repair them before you replace them; if not, poplar painted to match the trim suits original casings.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Shoreline weather and your shutters
At Seattle Sand PT Wsfo, WA (6 mi away), August averages a high of 77°F and February a low of 37°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 2 days a year reach 90°F, 25 nights fall to freezing and 40.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around November and least in July.
Daylight runs from 16 h 1 min on the longest day to 8 h 24 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, Seattle Sand PT Wsfo, WA (temperature) and Sheridan Beach 3.7 S, WA (precipitation, 5 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47.4°F | 37.2°F | 5.4 in |
| Feb | 49.8°F | 37°F | 4.2 in |
| Mar | 53.9°F | 39.2°F | 4.2 in |
| Apr | 58.8°F | 42.8°F | 2.9 in |
| May | 65.3°F | 48.3°F | 2.1 in |
| Jun | 70.2°F | 52.7°F | 1.8 in |
| Jul | 76.5°F | 56.5°F | 1 in |
| Aug | 77°F | 57.1°F | 1.1 in |
| Sep | 71.3°F | 53.2°F | 1.8 in |
| Oct | 60.5°F | 46.7°F | 3.7 in |
| Nov | 51.9°F | 40.9°F | 6.3 in |
| Dec | 46.5°F | 37°F | 5.7 in |
Fitting them in Shoreline
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 Shoreline
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Shoreline’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Shoreline
Interior designers, contractors, window covering stores, realtors and property managers in Shoreline can sell or refer Shutter Boys shutters: dealers buy at trade pricing with a protected area; referral partners earn a fee on each client they send. No fee to join.
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.