Most Affordable Cities in Washington

Cost of living rankings for 191 cities in Washington with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Washington is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 147.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Hoquiam

Index: 93

Most Expensive

Mercer Island

Index: 343

State Average

147

National: 100

Cities Ranked

191

eligible statewide total

Washington Affordability Ranking

Showing 51–100 of 191 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 2 of 4.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Prairie Ridge	124	$462,000	$2,064	$114,356
52	Tracyton	124	$470,200	$1,967	$103,935
53	Elk Plain	125	$473,500	$2,064	$107,313
54	Sudden Valley	125	$489,200	$1,872	$100,930
55	Manchester	125	$478,200	$1,967	$126,371
56	Mead	126	$514,406	$1,494	$77,045
57	Tacoma	127	$488,463	$1,740	$85,884
58	Bremerton	127	$482,410	$1,898	$74,940
59	Wenatchee	127	$494,357	$1,666	$73,040
60	Vancouver	130	$501,696	$1,828	$81,338
61	Salmon Creek	130	$530,100	$1,878	$111,631
62	West Richland	130	$494,635	$2,035	$119,892
63	Sedro-Woolley	130	$495,325	$2,031	$80,885
64	Midland	130	$482,719	$2,056	$84,700
65	Woodland	130	$592,098	$1,398	$81,193
66	Lakewood	131	$515,727	$1,748	$74,720
67	Oak Harbor	131	$531,079	$1,966	$76,084
68	Yelm	131	$483,084	$2,301	$90,750
69	Summit View	131	$524,300	$2,064	$108,806
70	Rochester	131	$513,343	$1,946	$99,286
71	South Hill	133	$543,600	$2,064	$113,130
72	Lacey	133	$509,747	$2,137	$90,625
73	Tumwater	133	$522,305	$2,023	$95,212
74	Olympia	134	$529,479	$2,005	$81,302
75	Lake Shore	134	$566,100	$1,878	$130,729
76	East Wenatchee	135	$515,690	$2,220	$77,558
77	Liberty Lake	135	$564,561	$1,808	$118,723
78	Clover Creek	135	$529,068	$2,013	$95,061
79	Fife	136	$550,477	$1,911	$90,532
80	Mount Vista	136	$586,600	$1,878	$100,293
81	Pacific	136	$545,355	$1,941	$115,625
82	Port Orchard	137	$556,370	$2,042	$89,795
83	Burlington	137	$538,793	$2,144	$80,475
84	Sequim	137	$562,843	$2,223	$59,707
85	Frederickson	139	$534,892	$2,312	$109,500
86	Federal Way	140	$586,172	$1,907	$86,909
87	SeaTac	140	$577,720	$2,003	$81,104
88	Tukwila	140	$566,489	$2,050	$78,381
89	Lakeland North	140	$557,000	$2,549	$105,216
90	Spanaway	141	$505,720	$2,829	$98,251
91	Milton	141	$564,515	$2,153	$96,540
92	Puyallup	142	$565,156	$2,286	$97,826
93	Waller	142	$589,057	$2,064	$101,490
94	Blaine	142	$537,736	$2,583	$84,030
95	Auburn	143	$598,170	$2,001	$97,884
96	Silverdale	143	$602,343	$2,078	$105,483
97	Barberton	143	$647,300	$1,878	$133,990
98	Burien	144	$631,188	$1,783	$91,318
99	Mount Vernon	144	$584,082	$2,345	$75,777
100	Des Moines	144	$597,964	$2,149	$92,483

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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