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 151–191 of 191 eligible cities — 41 on this page. Page 4 of 4.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
151Lake Stevens165$689,234$3,037$122,336
152Eastmont166$784,000$2,549$138,912
153East Renton Highlands166$778,700$2,549$142,500
154Martha Lake167$785,400$2,549$124,494
155Black Diamond169$750,277$2,769$141,383
156Bothell West171$824,900$2,549$153,449
157Woods Creek171$822,800$2,549$156,950
158Picnic Point172$833,800$2,549$129,734
159Seattle173$833,192$2,234$123,860
160Wollochet173$889,900$2,064$149,271
161Maple Valley174$770,918$3,056$152,885
162Silver Firs175$859,900$2,549$163,418
163Gig Harbor178$818,706$2,844$118,395
164Mill Creek East180$905,400$2,549$192,937
165Mukilteo181$895,454$2,404$132,861
166Edmonds182$906,912$2,349$122,449
167Mill Creek186$933,410$2,416$124,364
168Hobart186$950,300$2,549$160,536
169Vashon187$885,744$2,967$120,571
170Snohomish188$911,318$2,804$87,250
171Brier189$948,234$2,549$132,045
172Maltby191$1,002,100$2,549$185,457
173Kenmore193$987,284$2,521$139,764
174Bothell195$994,964$2,613$140,427
175Lake Forest Park196$1,001,406$2,592$159,904
176Normandy Park198$1,021,088$2,549$162,476
177North Bend201$989,637$3,181$175,109
178Duvall204$930,832$4,009$197,361
179Bothell East206$1,131,600$2,549$198,882
180Issaquah212$1,106,442$2,940$154,669
181Snoqualmie213$1,061,472$3,499$214,107
182Kirkland216$1,178,291$2,603$150,414
183Union Hill-Novelty Hill217$1,218,500$2,549$185,369
184Cottage Lake218$1,230,700$2,549$213,106
185Bainbridge Island221$1,177,754$3,159$172,188
186Woodinville232$1,316,778$2,530$164,398
187Newcastle232$1,348,576$2,292$160,278
188Redmond233$1,315,884$2,639$162,560
189Bellevue246$1,418,231$2,828$165,576
190Sammamish266$1,516,014$3,587$239,690
191Mercer Island343$2,257,926$2,827$219,069

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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