Most Affordable Cities in Washington

Cost of living rankings for 191 cities in Washington. On average, Washington is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 139.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Clarkston

Index: 81

Most Expensive

Mercer Island

Index: 342

State Average

139

National: 100

Cities Ranked

191

with complete data

All 191 Cities in Washington — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Clarkston	81	$216,900	$877	$53,092
2	Hoquiam	82	$196,400	$1,011	$51,754
3	Union Gap	84	$186,200	$1,111	$58,958
4	Aberdeen	85	$225,100	$1,024	$52,181
5	Sunnyside	86	$207,200	$1,065	$53,350
6	Toppenish	86	$214,200	$977	$67,766
7	Ephrata	86	$240,000	$993	$70,321
8	Grandview	89	$232,500	$1,058	$59,875
9	West Clarkston-Highland	89	$253,200	$1,123	$52,406
10	Othello	91	$278,600	$1,041	$65,757
11	Prosser	91	$269,300	$894	$66,406
12	Connell	92	$247,300	$1,138	$63,810
13	Moses Lake	93	$278,100	$1,203	$71,854
14	Quincy	93	$283,900	$1,129	$79,973
15	Yakima	94	$273,400	$1,075	$59,228
16	Kelso	94	$302,300	$1,131	$59,462
17	Finley	94	$296,900	$1,129	$87,824
18	Shelton	96	$296,100	$1,298	$60,589
19	Terrace Heights	97	$325,000	$1,124	$79,525
20	Chehalis	97	$330,800	$1,055	$68,021
21	Longview	98	$339,000	$1,119	$60,844
22	Port Angeles	98	$324,800	$1,134	$61,640
23	Clarkston Heights-Vineland	99	$342,700	$1,056	$89,628
24	Town and Country	99	$310,000	$1,377	$87,561
25	Kennewick	103	$343,600	$1,199	$72,867
26	Pasco	103	$344,700	$1,201	$81,130
27	Ellensburg	103	$357,800	$1,258	$49,888
28	Centralia	103	$388,069	$1,003	$52,387
29	Sequim	104	$382,400	$1,094	$52,977
30	Ocean Shores	104	$378,000	$1,177	$62,750
31	Pullman	105	$401,700	$1,010	$45,097
32	Country Homes	105	$386,500	$1,193	$78,841
33	Airway Heights	107	$371,921	$1,313	$64,659
34	Wenatchee	109	$391,200	$1,194	$70,000
35	College Place	109	$398,551	$1,118	$59,768
36	Selah	109	$366,100	$1,465	$74,757
37	Spokane Valley	110	$404,483	$1,247	$70,722
38	Walla Walla	110	$404,890	$1,176	$65,493
39	Cheney	110	$415,773	$1,075	$47,039
40	Spokane	111	$389,884	$1,456	$65,745
41	Fairwood CDP (Spokane County)	111	$435,200	$1,191	$84,911
42	East Port Orchard	111	$394,100	$1,632	$72,639
43	Richland	112	$401,800	$1,397	$92,550
44	Birch Bay	112	$439,100	$1,201	$77,120
45	East Wenatchee	113	$414,000	$1,284	$81,050
46	Mount Vernon	114	$429,300	$1,255	$73,277
47	West Richland	114	$404,300	$1,577	$118,056
48	Minnehaha	114	$421,200	$1,597	$108,203
49	Hazel Dell	115	$424,500	$1,665	$78,958
50	Parkwood	115	$418,100	$1,746	$92,188
51	Tanglewilde	115	$410,300	$1,779	$99,766
52	Orchards	117	$437,100	$1,685	$96,893
53	Prairie Ridge	117	$436,200	$1,742	$110,795
54	Tracyton	117	$435,400	$1,718	$87,064
55	Otis Orchards-East Farms	117	$454,789	$1,322	$90,750
56	Oak Harbor	118	$421,700	$1,981	$72,041
57	Port Townsend	118	$502,500	$1,151	$60,015
58	Five Corners	119	$432,800	$1,948	$102,423
59	Manchester	119	$464,500	$1,643	$108,242
60	Lakewood	120	$420,500	$1,734	$70,524
61	Elk Plain	120	$440,300	$1,908	$101,250
62	Yelm	121	$482,985	$1,363	$88,279
63	Sudden Valley	121	$450,500	$1,930	$98,865
64	Mead	122	$505,734	$1,216	$76,010
65	Rochester	122	$508,250	$1,182	$94,754
66	Parkland	123	$463,459	$1,593	$71,829
67	Salmon Creek	123	$497,000	$1,612	$100,534
68	Sedro-Woolley	123	$491,503	$1,460	$72,140
69	Summit View	123	$482,100	$1,813	$103,910
70	Midland	123	$480,551	$1,499	$77,619
71	Blaine	123	$500,600	$1,323	$81,559
72	Tacoma	124	$454,600	$1,755	$83,857
73	Ferndale	124	$492,400	$1,461	$83,839
74	South Hill	126	$493,800	$1,916	$109,235
75	Bremerton	126	$477,013	$1,859	$74,399
76	Lakeland South	126	$530,900	$1,558	$105,273
77	Vancouver	129	$502,813	$1,769	$78,156
78	Spanaway	129	$504,514	$1,782	$94,028
79	Tumwater	129	$521,198	$1,654	$93,635
80	Mount Vista	129	$526,200	$1,876	$101,189
81	Woodland	129	$581,280	$1,369	$83,193
82	Lakeland North	130	$501,600	$2,227	$111,681
83	Burlington	130	$533,451	$1,593	$74,028
84	Orting	130	$452,800	$2,374	$120,994
85	Lacey	131	$511,129	$2,014	$87,277
86	Clover Creek	131	$524,230	$1,720	$97,581
87	Olympia	132	$527,202	$1,921	$76,930
88	Lynden	132	$546,400	$1,623	$94,869
89	Puyallup	133	$507,000	$2,108	$95,639
90	Port Orchard	133	$550,323	$1,760	$81,472
91	White Center	133	$591,500	$1,556	$82,500
92	Liberty Lake	134	$554,867	$1,782	$105,599
93	Pacific	134	$553,561	$1,722	$102,976
94	Sultan	134	$559,588	$1,607	$85,278
95	Summit	135	$578,360	$1,460	$107,977
96	North Lynnwood	136	$565,000	$2,050	$102,888
97	Tukwila	136	$562,085	$1,786	$80,534
98	Camano	136	$600,300	$1,710	$100,124
99	Lake Stickney	136	$598,400	$1,733	$85,762
100	Fife	136	$553,785	$1,836	$90,515
101	Lake Shore	136	$557,200	$2,141	$132,102
102	SeaTac	137	$579,024	$1,637	$76,517
103	Battle Ground	137	$602,231	$1,469	$100,185
104	Barberton	138	$598,500	$1,956	$121,524
105	Bellingham	139	$577,400	$1,908	$65,821
106	Milton	139	$563,976	$1,986	$89,804
107	Waller	139	$581,341	$1,785	$118,077
108	Fircrest	139	$615,229	$1,459	$107,781
109	Auburn	140	$604,922	$1,713	$95,367
110	Des Moines	140	$599,579	$1,727	$89,787
111	Frederickson	140	$534,493	$2,429	$107,241
112	Sumner	140	$585,632	$1,886	$98,376
113	DuPont	140	$550,200	$2,230	$114,423
114	Federal Way	141	$591,074	$1,872	$82,144
115	Bonney Lake	141	$558,900	$2,212	$131,524
116	Lake Goodwin	141	$670,200	$1,439	$104,028
117	Silverdale	142	$597,574	$2,056	$101,445
118	Washougal	143	$633,090	$1,592	$100,916
119	Steilacoom	143	$625,072	$1,721	$97,634
120	Hockinson	143	$661,900	$1,697	$132,083
121	Marysville	144	$625,314	$1,863	$100,362
122	Burien	144	$636,888	$1,742	$90,597
123	Graham	144	$591,611	$2,172	$115,501
124	Lake Morton-Berrydale	144	$661,400	$1,807	$127,074
125	Alderwood Manor	144	$651,300	$1,933	$118,077
126	University Place	145	$647,666	$1,664	$94,952
127	Poulsbo	145	$656,741	$1,767	$95,774
128	Maplewood	145	$657,400	$1,970	$129,659
129	Arlington	147	$658,913	$1,764	$84,919
130	Enumclaw	147	$670,898	$1,672	$116,563
131	Buckley	147	$651,743	$1,824	$121,719
132	Kent	148	$646,049	$1,943	$90,416
133	Everett	148	$652,113	$1,918	$81,502
134	Fairwood CDP (King County)	148	$658,000	$2,152	$119,013
135	Bryn Mawr-Skyway	148	$666,844	$1,721	$90,258
136	Felida	148	$643,600	$2,363	$150,430
137	Lake Tapps	150	$693,300	$2,004	$145,250
138	Anacortes	151	$713,800	$1,609	$89,788
139	Stanwood	151	$706,984	$1,625	$87,477
140	Eastmont	152	$696,800	$2,128	$139,346
141	Mountlake Terrace	153	$684,182	$1,966	$101,404
142	Artondale	153	$714,000	$2,121	$156,908
143	Martha Lake	154	$725,400	$2,014	$132,130
144	Covington	154	$670,976	$2,220	$126,730
145	Ridgefield	154	$664,123	$2,324	$117,550
146	Monroe	156	$723,475	$1,902	$107,556
147	Edgewood	156	$729,984	$1,837	$114,342
148	Lake Stevens	157	$700,644	$2,189	$118,290
149	Lynnwood	159	$771,755	$1,675	$76,439
150	Camas	159	$745,684	$1,900	$140,053
151	Picnic Point	159	$747,600	$2,306	$128,295
152	East Renton Highlands	160	$709,300	$2,697	$140,048
153	Renton	162	$750,897	$2,170	$96,626
154	Bothell West	163	$757,700	$2,552	$144,941
155	Wollochet	164	$819,900	$2,013	$148,716
156	Woods Creek	165	$724,400	$3,000	$145,773
157	Shoreline	167	$810,774	$1,938	$113,336
158	Maple Valley	167	$791,182	$2,189	$147,546
159	Tehaleh	167	$710,700	$3,385	$136,454
160	Black Diamond	167	$775,342	$2,340	$144,728
161	Gig Harbor	168	$810,287	$2,097	$106,042
162	Silver Firs	171	$791,700	$2,853	$153,026
163	Vashon	171	$897,944	$1,444	$115,750
164	Seattle	172	$848,869	$1,998	$121,984
165	Snohomish	174	$926,177	$1,459	$84,688
166	Maltby	175	$914,800	$1,928	$179,276
167	Hobart	177	$893,700	$2,307	$149,635
168	Edmonds	178	$922,724	$1,850	$116,095
169	Mill Creek East	178	$840,100	$3,013	$183,466
170	Mukilteo	181	$916,712	$2,127	$122,612
171	Mill Creek	188	$973,913	$2,197	$121,578
172	North Bend	188	$992,458	$1,943	$180,663
173	Normandy Park	189	$1,021,124	$1,781	$144,821
174	Kenmore	192	$1,027,777	$1,944	$137,926
175	Duvall	192	$968,503	$2,602	$178,821
176	Bothell East	193	$1,047,300	$2,181	$189,519
177	Lake Forest Park	194	$1,023,147	$2,205	$158,868
178	Brier	196	$985,531	$2,727	$138,256
179	Bothell	199	$1,053,233	$2,351	$132,232
180	Bainbridge Island	205	$1,146,582	$2,081	$159,882
181	Cottage Lake	208	$1,164,000	$2,374	$197,331
182	Issaquah	210	$1,137,898	$2,484	$153,786
183	Union Hill-Novelty Hill	212	$1,174,100	$2,597	$181,820
184	Snoqualmie	214	$1,110,053	$3,090	$197,531
185	Kirkland	223	$1,248,259	$2,469	$143,533
186	Woodinville	235	$1,362,377	$2,352	$158,723
187	Redmond	236	$1,374,110	$2,355	$162,099
188	Newcastle	239	$1,397,715	$2,314	$162,646
189	Bellevue	252	$1,485,210	$2,582	$161,300
190	Sammamish	266	$1,596,581	$2,728	$227,273
191	Mercer Island	342	$2,281,504	$2,464	$202,359

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