SunLand Home Costs: Comparing Sale Prices, Taxes, and Fees

Two houses. Both behind the SunLand gates north of downtown Sequim. One is listed; the other sold this summer. One carries a property tax bill of about $60 a month. The other's runs closer to $360 a month. The homes are a few streets apart, both inside the same association, both marketed with the same golf-course backdrop. The gap has nothing to do with the fairway. It has to do with when each house was built, and what that means for how the county taxes it right now versus what it will tax later.

If you've been comparing SunLand listings against a median price you saw on a portal, this is the number that median price won't show you.

The Resale That Needed Two Price Cuts to Sell

Start with 154 Sunland Dr, a single-level, 2,056-square-foot home built in 1964 on a half-acre lot with partial mountain views. It hit the market on May 6, 2026 at $629,000. Sixteen days later it dropped to $599,950. By mid-July it was down to $575,000. It finally sold on August 19, 2026 for $565,000, two percent under that last asking price. From first listing to closing, roughly 105 days passed, well past the 44 to 57 days Sequim homes were averaging across several market trackers in early 2026.

That's not a story about a bad house. The description reads like a well-kept mid-century home: hardwood floors, a double-sided wood-burning fireplace, granite counters, a covered patio facing south toward farmland and the Olympics. It's a story about what a 62-year-old golf-course home costs to carry once you own it.

What Three SunLand Homes Actually Cost to Hold

Here's where the tax bill stops being background noise and starts being the headline.

Read that table by price and it looks strange. The most expensive home has the lowest tax bill by a wide margin. Read it by build year and it makes complete sense.

The two resales, by contrast, are already taxed at something close to their settled market value, which is why their bills track much closer to the familiar rule of thumb of roughly seven-tenths to eight-tenths of a percent of sale price. If you're comparing a new SunLand build to an older one purely on the tax line, you're comparing a preview to the real thing.

Anyone shopping SunLand on price alone should ask the county assessor, not the listing agent, when a new home's assessed value is expected to reflect the finished structure. It's a five-minute call that changes the real monthly number by a few hundred dollars.

The Layers Worth Asking About Before You Offer

Property tax is only one line. SunLand also stacks fees differently depending on which phase of the development a home sits in, and the differences aren't always obvious from a listing description. Before comparing two SunLand homes side by side, it's worth confirming:

• Which association dues apply. The South Sunland phase where 148 Sunland Dr sits carries its own $29-a-month fee covering common-area and road maintenance and snow removal, which is a different structure than the $450-a-year SunLand Owners Association dues tied to the 6th Fairway home.
• Whether water and sewer run through a flat monthly utility charge, as with the $136.67-a-month fee on the 1989 home, or through a different billing setup.
• Whether a golf club membership is included, optional, or irrelevant to the property entirely.

None of these numbers are large enough on their own to change a buying decision. Stacked together, they can shift a monthly carrying cost by a couple hundred dollars in either direction, which matters more over a 15- or 30-year hold than most buyers assume walking in.

The Fairway Isn't Gated Anymore

That last point about golf membership deserves its own mention, because the assumption behind a golf-course lot premium has quietly changed. Sunland Golf Club was purchased by CH Investment Fund, an entity affiliated with Columbia Hospitality, the same operator behind Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton and McCormick Woods in Port Orchard. The purchase opened what had been a private, member-only 18-hole course, originally designed by Pacific Northwest architect A.V. Macan, to public play. Anyone can book a tee time now, with green fees posted at $59 on weekdays, $64 on weekends, and $45 for twilight rounds, plus a walking discount.

That matters for anyone weighing whether a fairway-facing lot is worth the premium. The view and the quiet used to come bundled with the assumption that you'd also need a club membership to make full use of the amenity next to your backyard. That's no longer true. The course is open to the public, and the premium you're paying for a lot on the 6th or the 14th fairway is buying you a view and a setback, not exclusive access.

Where This Puts SunLand in Sequim's Wider Market

Zoom out and SunLand sits comfortably inside Sequim's current range. Citywide median sale prices in early 2026 landed somewhere between $510,000 in February and $550,000 in March, depending on which tracker you check, with homes generally taking in the neighborhood of 50 to 57 days to sell and roughly 1.9 months of supply on the ground. SunLand's recent sales at $565,000 and $610,000 fall right around or just above that median, which tracks with a golf-course community commanding a modest but not dramatic premium over the city as a whole.

The 154 Sunland Dr timeline is the outlier worth remembering. At around 105 days from list to close, it ran well past the citywide average, while the 6th Fairway home's 70 cumulative days on market landed closer to the middle. Older, well-kept homes in SunLand aren't hard to sell, but they're not moving in three weeks either, and that gives buyers real room to negotiate on price and terms rather than feeling pressure to match asking on day one.

A Few Common Questions

Will my new-construction tax bill in SunLand stay this low? Ask the Clallam County Assessor's office directly when a specific property's assessment is expected to reflect the finished home, so you can plan accordingly.

Is Sunland Golf Club open to the public? Yes. Sunland Golf Club shifted to public play.

Let's Talk Through the Real Numbers on a Specific Listing

A list price tells you what someone is asking. It doesn't tell you what the county will bill you next year, which association fee applies to which phase, or whether the golf course premium is buying you exclusivity or just a nice backyard. Trisha Cobb and Shawnna Rigg work SunLand and the rest of Sequim closely enough to walk through those numbers on any specific address before you write an offer, not after. Let's Connect.

This article is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional about your situation.