Affordability ranking
Most Affordable Cities in Washington for Renters
Ranked by annual rent as a share of median household income, lowest first. The ranking covers the 194 of 194 Washington places in the committed dataset that have uncapped, non-missing rent and income estimates.
1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
This is an affordability ordering only. It is not a full cost of living, a rent quote or availability guarantee, and it does not rank quality of life.
#1 for renters
Suncrest, WA
Rent-to-income: 13.3%
Places ranked
194
of 194 in the committed Washington dataset
ZORI coverage
118 / 194
76 use HUD FMR; the other 0 use ACS 5-year rent
All 194 ranked places in Washington
Ordered by Rent-to-income (lowest first). Equal ratios break by larger population, then city slug, so the order is stable. Each row names the source and vintage of its rent.
| # | City | Rent-to-income | Monthly rent | Median income | Population | Rent source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suncrest, WA | 13.3% | $1,121 | $100,952 | 5,345 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 2 | Felida, WA | 13.6% | $1,878 | $165,208 | 10,841 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 3 | Cottage Lake, WA | 14.4% | $2,549 | $213,106 | 22,518 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 4 | Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA | 14.6% | $1,234 | $101,286 | 7,884 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 5 | Bothell East, WA | 15.4% | $2,549 | $198,882 | 14,578 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 6 | Mercer Island, WA | 15.5% | $2,827 | $219,069 | 25,307 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 7 | Mill Creek East, WA | 15.9% | $2,549 | $192,937 | 25,453 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 8 | Tehaleh, WA | 15.9% | $2,064 | $155,646 | 9,561 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 9 | Maltby, WA | 16.5% | $2,549 | $185,457 | 10,910 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 10 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA | 16.5% | $2,549 | $185,369 | 23,047 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 11 | Artondale, WA | 16.6% | $2,064 | $149,302 | 14,073 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 12 | Wollochet, WA | 16.6% | $2,064 | $149,271 | 6,689 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 13 | Lake Tapps, WA | 16.7% | $2,064 | $148,005 | 12,798 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 14 | Barberton, WA | 16.8% | $1,878 | $133,990 | 8,668 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 15 | Newcastle, WA | 17.2% | $2,292 | $160,278 | 12,989 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 16 | Lake Shore, WA | 17.2% | $1,878 | $130,729 | 6,978 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 17 | Sammamish, WA | 18.0% | $3,587 | $239,690 | 66,463 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 18 | Maplewood, WA | 18.2% | $2,064 | $135,943 | 5,803 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 19 | Liberty Lake, WA | 18.3% | $1,808 | $118,723 | 12,737 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 20 | Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA | 18.4% | $1,494 | $97,500 | 5,454 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 21 | Woodinville, WA | 18.5% | $2,530 | $164,398 | 13,438 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 22 | Manchester, WA | 18.7% | $1,967 | $126,371 | 5,956 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 23 | Silver Firs, WA | 18.7% | $2,549 | $163,418 | 22,306 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 24 | Normandy Park, WA | 18.8% | $2,549 | $162,476 | 6,659 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 25 | Omak, WA | 18.8% | $1,202 | $76,544 | 5,036 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 26 | Terrace Heights, WA | 19.0% | $1,313 | $83,016 | 10,041 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 27 | Hobart, WA | 19.1% | $2,549 | $160,536 | 6,552 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 28 | Camas, WA | 19.1% | $2,248 | $141,126 | 27,007 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 29 | Finley, WA | 19.3% | $1,487 | $92,231 | 5,634 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 30 | Lake Forest Park, WA | 19.5% | $2,592 | $159,904 | 13,335 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 31 | Redmond, WA | 19.5% | $2,639 | $162,560 | 77,353 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 32 | Woods Creek, WA | 19.5% | $2,549 | $156,950 | 6,943 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 33 | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA | 19.5% | $1,494 | $91,988 | 10,674 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 34 | Snoqualmie, WA | 19.6% | $3,499 | $214,107 | 13,798 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 35 | Buckley, WA | 19.9% | $2,064 | $124,583 | 5,371 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 36 | Hockinson, WA | 19.9% | $1,878 | $113,295 | 6,150 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 37 | Bothell West, WA | 19.9% | $2,549 | $153,449 | 22,029 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 38 | Pacific, WA | 20.1% | $1,941 | $115,625 | 7,066 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 39 | Salmon Creek, WA | 20.2% | $1,878 | $111,631 | 20,017 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 40 | West Richland, WA | 20.4% | $2,035 | $119,892 | 17,586 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 41 | Bellevue, WA | 20.5% | $2,828 | $165,576 | 151,847 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 42 | Woodland, WA | 20.7% | $1,398 | $81,193 | 6,487 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 43 | Kirkland, WA | 20.8% | $2,603 | $150,414 | 92,621 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 44 | Camano, WA | 20.8% | $1,824 | $105,231 | 17,303 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 45 | Country Homes, WA | 21.2% | $1,494 | $84,653 | 6,198 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 46 | Five Corners, WA | 21.2% | $1,878 | $106,192 | 21,194 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 47 | Shoreline, WA | 21.3% | $2,003 | $112,751 | 61,431 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 48 | East Renton Highlands, WA | 21.5% | $2,549 | $142,500 | 12,582 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 49 | Seattle, WA | 21.6% | $2,234 | $123,860 | 754,195 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 50 | Kenmore, WA | 21.6% | $2,521 | $139,764 | 23,741 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 51 | Prairie Ridge, WA | 21.7% | $2,064 | $114,356 | 12,074 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 52 | Richland, WA | 21.7% | $1,731 | $95,813 | 62,753 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 53 | Mukilteo, WA | 21.7% | $2,404 | $132,861 | 21,323 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 54 | Fircrest, WA | 21.7% | $2,064 | $113,926 | 7,069 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 55 | North Bend, WA | 21.8% | $3,181 | $175,109 | 7,953 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 56 | South Hill, WA | 21.9% | $2,064 | $113,130 | 68,025 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 57 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 22.0% | $3,159 | $172,188 | 24,631 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 58 | Eastmont, WA | 22.0% | $2,549 | $138,912 | 23,721 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 59 | Sudden Valley, WA | 22.3% | $1,872 | $100,930 | 6,084 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 60 | Enumclaw, WA | 22.3% | $2,252 | $121,250 | 12,798 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 61 | Steilacoom, WA | 22.3% | $1,874 | $100,851 | 6,686 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 62 | Bothell, WA | 22.3% | $2,613 | $140,427 | 49,610 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 63 | Minnehaha, WA | 22.4% | $1,878 | $100,668 | 11,482 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 64 | Covington, WA | 22.5% | $2,518 | $134,502 | 21,233 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 65 | Mount Vista, WA | 22.5% | $1,878 | $100,293 | 10,764 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 66 | Orchards, WA | 22.5% | $1,878 | $100,146 | 29,438 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 67 | Ephrata, WA | 22.7% | $1,315 | $69,551 | 8,560 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 68 | Tracyton, WA | 22.7% | $1,967 | $103,935 | 6,137 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 69 | Summit View, WA | 22.8% | $2,064 | $108,806 | 8,480 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 70 | Issaquah, WA | 22.8% | $2,940 | $154,669 | 39,591 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 71 | Edgewood, WA | 22.9% | $2,212 | $116,132 | 13,032 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 72 | Connell, WA | 23.0% | $1,487 | $77,721 | 5,054 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 73 | Othello, WA | 23.0% | $1,262 | $65,849 | 8,795 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 74 | Edmonds, WA | 23.0% | $2,349 | $122,449 | 42,735 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 75 | Elk Plain, WA | 23.1% | $2,064 | $107,313 | 14,276 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 76 | Pasco, WA | 23.1% | $1,650 | $85,586 | 79,575 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 77 | Brier, WA | 23.2% | $2,549 | $132,045 | 6,545 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 78 | Prosser, WA | 23.2% | $1,487 | $76,985 | 6,305 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 79 | Tanglewilde, WA | 23.2% | $1,946 | $100,714 | 6,314 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 80 | Toppenish, WA | 23.2% | $1,313 | $67,854 | 8,723 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 81 | Washougal, WA | 23.3% | $2,062 | $106,368 | 17,490 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 82 | Mead, WA | 23.3% | $1,494 | $77,045 | 6,893 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 83 | Mill Creek, WA | 23.3% | $2,416 | $124,364 | 20,956 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 84 | Bonney Lake, WA | 23.3% | $2,659 | $136,845 | 22,090 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 85 | Burien, WA | 23.4% | $1,783 | $91,318 | 51,513 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 86 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | 23.5% | $2,105 | $107,687 | 23,104 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 87 | Black Diamond, WA | 23.5% | $2,769 | $141,383 | 5,961 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 88 | Chehalis, WA | 23.5% | $1,444 | $73,702 | 7,587 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 89 | Rochester, WA | 23.5% | $1,946 | $99,286 | 5,834 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 90 | Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA | 23.6% | $2,549 | $129,833 | 11,183 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 91 | Picnic Point, WA | 23.6% | $2,549 | $129,734 | 10,261 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 92 | Silverdale, WA | 23.6% | $2,078 | $105,483 | 20,685 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 93 | Lynden, WA | 23.7% | $2,043 | $103,233 | 16,234 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 94 | Moses Lake, WA | 23.8% | $1,483 | $74,752 | 26,083 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 95 | Graham, WA | 23.9% | $2,327 | $116,862 | 35,079 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 96 | Ridgefield, WA | 23.9% | $2,319 | $116,389 | 13,408 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 97 | Maple Valley, WA | 24.0% | $3,056 | $152,885 | 28,287 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 98 | University Place, WA | 24.2% | $2,001 | $99,031 | 34,911 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 99 | Tacoma, WA | 24.3% | $1,740 | $85,884 | 222,758 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 100 | Duvall, WA | 24.4% | $4,009 | $197,361 | 8,526 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 101 | Waller, WA | 24.4% | $2,064 | $101,490 | 7,683 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 102 | Auburn, WA | 24.5% | $2,001 | $97,884 | 85,676 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 103 | Martha Lake, WA | 24.6% | $2,549 | $124,494 | 22,634 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 104 | Fairwood CDP (King County), WA | 25.0% | $2,549 | $122,134 | 17,856 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 105 | Spokane Valley, WA | 25.1% | $1,547 | $74,042 | 106,365 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 106 | Fife, WA | 25.3% | $1,911 | $90,532 | 10,949 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 107 | Frederickson, WA | 25.3% | $2,312 | $109,500 | 25,383 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 108 | Yakima, WA | 25.4% | $1,329 | $62,815 | 96,961 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 109 | Clover Creek, WA | 25.4% | $2,013 | $95,061 | 7,345 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 110 | Tumwater, WA | 25.5% | $2,023 | $95,212 | 26,956 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 111 | Longview, WA | 25.5% | $1,314 | $61,747 | 38,069 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 112 | Kent, WA | 25.7% | $1,973 | $92,302 | 135,603 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 113 | Battle Ground, WA | 25.7% | $2,247 | $104,977 | 21,886 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 114 | Quincy, WA | 25.7% | $1,885 | $87,902 | 7,998 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 115 | Monroe, WA | 25.7% | $2,370 | $110,461 | 19,755 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 116 | Selah, WA | 25.8% | $1,606 | $74,783 | 8,437 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 117 | Grandview, WA | 25.8% | $1,313 | $61,106 | 11,187 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 118 | Spokane, WA | 25.8% | $1,507 | $70,064 | 230,293 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 119 | Poulsbo, WA | 25.8% | $2,504 | $116,250 | 12,165 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 120 | Birch Bay, WA | 25.9% | $1,872 | $86,854 | 10,837 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 121 | Hazel Dell, WA | 26.1% | $1,878 | $86,305 | 23,237 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 122 | College Place, WA | 26.2% | $1,351 | $61,914 | 9,854 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 123 | Federal Way, WA | 26.3% | $1,907 | $86,909 | 99,493 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 124 | Union Gap, WA | 26.4% | $1,313 | $59,651 | 6,584 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 125 | Kelso, WA | 26.4% | $1,470 | $66,751 | 12,684 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 126 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA | 26.5% | $2,006 | $90,969 | 17,638 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 127 | Parkwood, WA | 26.6% | $1,967 | $88,625 | 6,873 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 128 | Renton, WA | 26.7% | $2,236 | $100,432 | 105,317 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 129 | DuPont, WA | 26.7% | $2,692 | $120,781 | 9,931 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 130 | Summit, WA | 26.7% | $2,379 | $106,736 | 8,791 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 131 | Milton, WA | 26.8% | $2,153 | $96,540 | 8,894 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 132 | Vancouver, WA | 27.0% | $1,828 | $81,338 | 195,300 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 133 | Orting, WA | 27.2% | $3,008 | $132,877 | 8,978 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 134 | Port Orchard, WA | 27.3% | $2,042 | $89,795 | 17,149 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 135 | Kennewick, WA | 27.3% | $1,676 | $73,576 | 85,295 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 136 | Clarkston, WA | 27.3% | $1,234 | $54,152 | 7,191 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 137 | Wenatchee, WA | 27.4% | $1,666 | $73,040 | 35,484 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 138 | Lakeland South, WA | 27.6% | $2,549 | $110,735 | 13,100 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 139 | Walla Walla, WA | 27.9% | $1,550 | $66,748 | 33,925 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 140 | Des Moines, WA | 27.9% | $2,149 | $92,483 | 32,823 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 141 | Sumner, WA | 28.0% | $2,288 | $98,191 | 10,733 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 142 | Everett, WA | 28.0% | $1,946 | $83,512 | 111,845 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 143 | Stanwood, WA | 28.0% | $2,108 | $90,242 | 8,373 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 144 | Puyallup, WA | 28.0% | $2,286 | $97,826 | 42,746 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 145 | Lakewood, WA | 28.1% | $1,748 | $74,720 | 62,937 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 146 | Ferndale, WA | 28.2% | $2,058 | $87,579 | 15,999 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 147 | Lacey, WA | 28.3% | $2,137 | $90,625 | 57,737 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 148 | West Clarkston-Highland, WA | 28.6% | $1,234 | $51,860 | 5,444 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 149 | Parkland, WA | 28.6% | $1,722 | $72,239 | 38,742 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 150 | Gig Harbor, WA | 28.8% | $2,844 | $118,395 | 12,424 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 151 | Lake Goodwin, WA | 29.0% | $2,549 | $105,437 | 5,536 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 152 | Lakeland North, WA | 29.1% | $2,549 | $105,216 | 15,950 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 153 | Alderwood Manor, WA | 29.1% | $2,549 | $105,181 | 10,266 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 154 | Midland, WA | 29.1% | $2,056 | $84,700 | 9,050 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 155 | Arlington, WA | 29.5% | $2,166 | $88,231 | 21,095 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 156 | Marysville, WA | 29.5% | $2,554 | $103,974 | 73,002 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 157 | Vashon, WA | 29.5% | $2,967 | $120,571 | 9,934 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 158 | Bangor Base, WA | 29.5% | $1,967 | $79,918 | 6,112 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 159 | Olympia, WA | 29.6% | $2,005 | $81,302 | 55,951 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 160 | SeaTac, WA | 29.6% | $2,003 | $81,104 | 32,414 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 161 | Lake Stevens, WA | 29.8% | $3,037 | $122,336 | 40,253 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 162 | Shelton, WA | 29.9% | $1,737 | $69,598 | 10,612 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 163 | Ocean Shores, WA | 30.0% | $1,453 | $58,202 | 7,302 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 164 | Sedro-Woolley, WA | 30.1% | $2,031 | $80,885 | 12,831 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 165 | North Lynnwood, WA | 30.3% | $2,549 | $101,088 | 23,339 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 166 | Bremerton, WA | 30.4% | $1,898 | $74,940 | 44,830 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 167 | Yelm, WA | 30.4% | $2,301 | $90,750 | 11,102 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 168 | Oak Harbor, WA | 31.0% | $1,966 | $76,084 | 24,362 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 169 | Cheney, WA | 31.0% | $1,409 | $54,503 | 12,804 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 170 | Tukwila, WA | 31.4% | $2,050 | $78,381 | 21,451 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 171 | Burlington, WA | 32.0% | $2,144 | $80,475 | 10,003 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 172 | Aberdeen, WA | 32.0% | $1,392 | $52,195 | 17,088 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 173 | Sultan, WA | 32.3% | $2,549 | $94,730 | 6,116 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 174 | Centralia, WA | 32.4% | $1,519 | $56,219 | 18,830 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 175 | Lake Stickney, WA | 32.5% | $2,549 | $94,020 | 15,890 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 176 | Pullman, WA | 33.0% | $1,289 | $46,812 | 32,229 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 177 | Anacortes, WA | 33.3% | $2,551 | $91,951 | 17,966 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 178 | Airway Heights, WA | 33.3% | $1,745 | $62,874 | 11,245 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 179 | Lynnwood, WA | 33.5% | $2,170 | $77,704 | 40,110 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 180 | East Wenatchee, WA | 34.3% | $2,220 | $77,558 | 14,199 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 181 | Ellensburg, WA | 34.5% | $1,594 | $55,438 | 20,874 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 182 | Spanaway, WA | 34.6% | $2,829 | $98,251 | 34,019 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 183 | Bellingham, WA | 35.1% | $1,951 | $66,755 | 93,438 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 184 | White Center, WA | 35.1% | $2,549 | $87,189 | 14,886 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 185 | North Fort Lewis, WA | 35.3% | $2,064 | $70,114 | 6,337 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 186 | Port Angeles, WA | 35.9% | $1,871 | $62,606 | 20,118 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 187 | Blaine, WA | 36.9% | $2,583 | $84,030 | 6,100 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 188 | Mount Vernon, WA | 37.1% | $2,345 | $75,777 | 35,377 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 189 | Sunnyside, WA | 37.4% | $1,900 | $60,923 | 16,277 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 190 | Hoquiam, WA | 38.1% | $1,582 | $49,795 | 8,800 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 191 | Snohomish, WA | 38.6% | $2,804 | $87,250 | 10,239 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 192 | Fort Lewis, WA | 42.1% | $2,064 | $58,796 | 15,167 | HUD FY2027 2-bedroom FMR (40th pct gross) |
| 193 | Sequim, WA | 44.7% | $2,223 | $59,707 | 8,161 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
| 194 | Port Townsend, WA | 46.3% | $2,416 | $62,606 | 10,438 | Zillow Aug 2026 |
How this list is ranked. Cities are ordered by annual rent (monthly rent × 12) divided by median household income, lowest share first. Only places with precise, uncapped, positive values are ranked; ACS top codes and missing or non-positive values are excluded instead of shown as placeholders. 118 of 194 rows use the Zillow August 2026 ZORI rent estimate where matched, 76 use the HUD FY2027 2-bedroom 40th-percentile recent-mover gross-rent benchmark where no ZORI match exists, and the remaining 0 use the Census ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent. Income is always the Census ACS 2024 5-year median household income. This sample is not every place in Washington and not a full cost of living, rent quote, or mortgage offer. See methodology →