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 123.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Clarkston

Index: 54

Most Expensive

Mercer Island

Index: 321

State Average

123

National: 100

Cities Ranked

191

with complete data

All 191 Cities in Washington — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Clarkston	54	$216,900	$877	$53,092
2	Hoquiam	55	$196,400	$1,011	$51,754
3	Toppenish	56	$214,200	$977	$67,766
4	Union Gap	56	$186,200	$1,111	$58,958
5	Sunnyside	58	$207,200	$1,065	$53,350
6	Aberdeen	59	$225,100	$1,024	$52,181
7	Grandview	60	$232,500	$1,058	$59,875
8	Ephrata	60	$240,000	$993	$70,321
9	Prosser	61	$269,300	$894	$66,406
10	Centralia	64	$267,600	$1,003	$52,387
11	West Clarkston-Highland	65	$253,200	$1,123	$52,406
12	Connell	65	$247,300	$1,138	$63,810
13	Othello	66	$278,600	$1,041	$65,757
14	Yakima	67	$273,400	$1,075	$59,228
15	Quincy	70	$283,900	$1,129	$79,973
16	Moses Lake	71	$278,100	$1,203	$71,854
17	Kelso	72	$302,300	$1,131	$59,462
18	Finley	72	$296,900	$1,129	$87,824
19	Cheney	74	$330,300	$1,075	$47,039
20	Chehalis	74	$330,800	$1,055	$68,021
21	Port Angeles	75	$324,800	$1,134	$61,640
22	Airway Heights	75	$286,900	$1,313	$64,659
23	Terrace Heights	75	$325,000	$1,124	$79,525
24	Clarkston Heights-Vineland	75	$342,700	$1,056	$89,628
25	Spokane	76	$326,200	$1,141	$65,745
26	Longview	76	$339,000	$1,119	$60,844
27	Shelton	76	$296,100	$1,298	$60,589
28	College Place	76	$335,000	$1,118	$59,768
29	Kennewick	80	$343,600	$1,199	$72,867
30	Pasco	80	$344,700	$1,201	$81,130
31	Town and Country	80	$310,000	$1,377	$87,561
32	Spokane Valley	81	$344,300	$1,247	$70,722
33	Walla Walla	81	$356,600	$1,176	$65,493
34	Pullman	82	$401,700	$1,010	$45,097
35	Sequim	82	$382,400	$1,094	$52,977
36	Ellensburg	83	$357,800	$1,258	$49,888
37	Ocean Shores	84	$378,000	$1,177	$62,750
38	Mead	85	$379,600	$1,216	$76,010
39	Country Homes	85	$386,500	$1,193	$78,841
40	Otis Orchards-East Farms	85	$355,400	$1,322	$90,750
41	Wenatchee	86	$391,200	$1,194	$70,000
42	Rochester	86	$391,600	$1,182	$94,754
43	Selah	90	$366,100	$1,465	$74,757
44	Woodland	90	$384,100	$1,369	$83,193
45	East Wenatchee	91	$414,000	$1,284	$81,050
46	Fairwood CDP (Spokane County)	92	$435,200	$1,191	$84,911
47	Richland	93	$401,800	$1,397	$92,550
48	Mount Vernon	93	$429,300	$1,255	$73,277
49	Sedro-Woolley	93	$390,200	$1,460	$72,140
50	Birch Bay	93	$439,100	$1,201	$77,120
51	Midland	93	$381,400	$1,499	$77,619
52	Parkland	96	$382,700	$1,593	$71,829
53	Yelm	97	$439,100	$1,363	$88,279
54	Lakewood	98	$420,500	$1,460	$70,524
55	Bremerton	98	$409,500	$1,535	$74,399
56	West Richland	98	$404,300	$1,577	$118,056
57	East Port Orchard	98	$394,100	$1,632	$72,639
58	Port Townsend	100	$502,500	$1,151	$60,015
59	Oak Harbor	102	$421,700	$1,629	$72,041
60	Battle Ground	102	$452,000	$1,469	$100,185
61	Minnehaha	102	$421,200	$1,597	$108,203
62	Burlington	102	$432,900	$1,593	$74,028
63	Hazel Dell	103	$424,500	$1,665	$78,958
64	Olympia	104	$457,900	$1,509	$76,930
65	Spanaway	104	$401,000	$1,782	$94,028
66	Blaine	104	$500,600	$1,323	$81,559
67	Vancouver	105	$440,300	$1,632	$78,156
68	Orchards	105	$437,100	$1,685	$96,893
69	Tumwater	105	$438,000	$1,654	$93,635
70	Summit	105	$480,000	$1,460	$107,977
71	Parkwood	105	$418,100	$1,746	$92,188
72	Tanglewilde	105	$410,300	$1,779	$99,766
73	Tacoma	106	$454,600	$1,597	$83,857
74	Sultan	106	$455,500	$1,607	$85,278
75	Ferndale	107	$492,400	$1,461	$83,839
76	Prairie Ridge	107	$436,200	$1,742	$110,795
77	Pacific	107	$437,400	$1,722	$102,976
78	Tracyton	107	$435,400	$1,718	$87,064
79	Lacey	108	$427,900	$1,805	$87,277
80	Manchester	109	$464,500	$1,643	$108,242
81	SeaTac	110	$483,200	$1,637	$76,517
82	Washougal	110	$492,100	$1,592	$100,916
83	Clover Creek	110	$456,300	$1,720	$97,581
84	Tukwila	112	$462,800	$1,786	$80,534
85	Salmon Creek	112	$497,000	$1,612	$100,534
86	Elk Plain	112	$440,300	$1,908	$101,250
87	Five Corners	113	$432,800	$1,948	$102,423
88	Enumclaw	114	$498,700	$1,672	$116,563
89	Arlington	115	$492,600	$1,764	$84,919
90	Port Orchard	115	$492,000	$1,760	$81,472
91	Lakeland South	115	$530,900	$1,558	$105,273
92	Waller	115	$481,200	$1,785	$118,077
93	Fircrest	115	$554,600	$1,459	$107,781
94	Sudden Valley	115	$450,500	$1,930	$98,865
95	Federal Way	116	$499,600	$1,738	$82,144
96	Fife	116	$480,600	$1,836	$90,515
97	Summit View	116	$482,100	$1,813	$103,910
98	Auburn	117	$510,400	$1,713	$95,367
99	Puyallup	117	$507,000	$1,750	$95,639
100	Sumner	117	$478,500	$1,886	$98,376
101	Liberty Lake	118	$506,000	$1,782	$105,599
102	Everett	119	$532,300	$1,675	$81,502
103	Bellingham	119	$577,400	$1,478	$65,821
104	Lynden	119	$546,400	$1,623	$94,869
105	Stanwood	119	$547,400	$1,625	$87,477
106	Buckley	119	$506,400	$1,824	$121,719
107	South Hill	120	$493,800	$1,916	$109,235
108	Des Moines	120	$539,800	$1,727	$89,787
109	Marysville	122	$521,500	$1,863	$100,362
110	Snohomish	122	$599,600	$1,459	$84,688
111	Kent	123	$537,500	$1,833	$90,416
112	White Center	123	$591,500	$1,556	$82,500
113	Mount Vista	123	$526,200	$1,876	$101,189
114	Graham	124	$472,800	$2,172	$115,501
115	University Place	124	$578,100	$1,664	$94,952
116	Milton	124	$511,000	$1,986	$89,804
117	Silverdale	126	$507,600	$2,056	$101,445
118	Poulsbo	127	$574,900	$1,767	$95,774
119	Orting	127	$452,800	$2,374	$120,994
120	Lake Stickney	128	$598,400	$1,733	$85,762
121	Steilacoom	128	$594,600	$1,721	$97,634
122	Frederickson	129	$455,900	$2,429	$107,241
123	Camano	129	$600,300	$1,710	$100,124
124	Lakeland North	130	$501,600	$2,227	$111,681
125	Lake Goodwin	130	$670,200	$1,439	$104,028
126	Burien	131	$609,300	$1,742	$90,597
127	Lynnwood	132	$635,800	$1,675	$76,439
128	Anacortes	132	$647,700	$1,609	$89,788
129	Bryn Mawr-Skyway	132	$622,000	$1,721	$90,258
130	North Lynnwood	133	$565,000	$2,050	$102,888
131	Monroe	133	$594,300	$1,902	$107,556
132	Barberton	135	$598,500	$1,956	$121,524
133	Lake Shore	135	$557,200	$2,141	$132,102
134	Mountlake Terrace	136	$606,100	$1,966	$101,404
135	DuPont	136	$550,200	$2,230	$114,423
136	Hockinson	136	$661,900	$1,697	$132,083
137	Bonney Lake	137	$558,900	$2,212	$131,524
138	Vashon	137	$717,700	$1,444	$115,750
139	Renton	139	$631,400	$1,923	$96,626
140	Lake Morton-Berrydale	139	$661,400	$1,807	$127,074
141	Lake Stevens	141	$593,900	$2,189	$118,290
142	Camas	141	$656,100	$1,900	$140,053
143	Covington	141	$590,100	$2,220	$126,730
144	Edgewood	141	$664,000	$1,837	$114,342
145	Alderwood Manor	142	$651,300	$1,933	$118,077
146	Maplewood	143	$657,400	$1,970	$129,659
147	Ridgefield	144	$590,200	$2,324	$117,550
148	Fairwood CDP (King County)	148	$658,000	$2,152	$119,013
149	Lake Tapps	149	$693,300	$2,004	$145,250
150	Maple Valley	151	$672,000	$2,189	$147,546
151	Gig Harbor	151	$686,000	$2,097	$106,042
152	Eastmont	153	$696,800	$2,128	$139,346
153	Felida	153	$643,600	$2,363	$150,430
154	Martha Lake	154	$725,400	$2,014	$132,130
155	Artondale	155	$714,000	$2,121	$156,908
156	Shoreline	156	$759,400	$1,938	$113,336
157	Edmonds	164	$840,200	$1,850	$116,095
158	Picnic Point	165	$747,600	$2,306	$128,295
159	Wollochet	166	$819,900	$2,013	$148,716
160	Black Diamond	170	$776,400	$2,340	$144,728
161	Kenmore	171	$869,800	$1,944	$137,926
162	Mukilteo	171	$830,000	$2,127	$122,612
163	East Renton Highlands	171	$709,300	$2,697	$140,048
164	Bothell West	173	$757,700	$2,552	$144,941
165	Mill Creek	174	$836,300	$2,197	$121,578
166	Duvall	175	$758,100	$2,602	$178,821
167	Maltby	176	$914,800	$1,928	$179,276
168	Normandy Park	176	$943,500	$1,781	$144,821
169	Seattle	178	$912,100	$1,998	$121,984
170	North Bend	179	$933,700	$1,943	$180,663
171	Bothell	181	$871,300	$2,295	$132,232
172	Woods Creek	181	$724,400	$3,000	$145,773
173	Hobart	184	$893,700	$2,307	$149,635
174	Silver Firs	186	$791,700	$2,853	$153,026
175	Lake Forest Park	186	$928,700	$2,205	$158,868
176	Brier	187	$824,500	$2,727	$138,256
177	Tehaleh	191	$710,700	$3,385	$136,454
178	Issaquah	195	$934,100	$2,484	$153,786
179	Mill Creek East	197	$840,100	$3,013	$183,466
180	Bothell East	201	$1,047,300	$2,181	$189,519
181	Bainbridge Island	202	$1,076,200	$2,081	$159,882
182	Kirkland	203	$1,022,500	$2,342	$143,533
183	Woodinville	204	$1,032,900	$2,352	$158,723
184	Snoqualmie	209	$919,300	$3,090	$197,531
185	Redmond	212	$1,091,700	$2,343	$162,099
186	Newcastle	216	$1,128,200	$2,314	$162,646
187	Cottage Lake	222	$1,164,000	$2,374	$197,331
188	Union Hill-Novelty Hill	230	$1,174,100	$2,597	$181,820
189	Bellevue	231	$1,203,100	$2,505	$161,300
190	Sammamish	243	$1,240,300	$2,728	$227,273
191	Mercer Island	321	$1,884,200	$2,464	$202,359

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