Sumas

Sumas is Whatcom County's northeast corner - a small farming and border town on the flat Nooksack Valley floor, about 25 minutes northeast of Bellingham where State Route 9 meets the Canadian line. The 24-hour Sumas-Huntingdon crossing sits right downtown, connecting the town to Abbotsford, British Columbia, and the name itself comes from a Nooksack word for the valley's "big flat opening." Homes here run to modest single-family houses on a walkable grid, a handful of newer subdivisions, and rural acreage with Mount Baker views on the edges of town - among the most affordable ownership in Whatcom County. Nearby Everson and Nooksack share the same Nooksack Valley School District. One practical note: parts of Sumas sit in the Nooksack River floodplain, so it's worth checking the flood zone and insurance on any address. Browse every current Sumas listing below, and reach out when you're ready to tour.