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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Washington

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 104 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Grandview 1 Grandview 34% Median rent $1,107 2 Bothell West 34.3% Median rent $2,511 3 Toppenish 34.3% Median rent $985
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Grandview Grandview11,187 people 34% $1,107 1,407
2 Bothell West22,029 people 34.3% $2,511 1,651
3 Toppenish8,723 people 34.3% $985 1,027
4 Map of Redmond Redmond77,353 people 35.6% $2,409 18,316
5 Map of Bellevue Bellevue151,847 people 35.7% $2,572 28,639
6 DuPont9,931 people 35.7% $2,322 1,438
7 Richland Richland62,753 people 39.2% $1,468 8,517
8 Issaquah39,591 people 39.3% $2,590 6,921
9 Map of Five Corners Five Corners21,194 people 39.6% $2,111 1,748
10 Clarkston7,191 people 40.1% $917 1,218
11 Graham35,079 people 40.2% $2,095 1,800
12 Battle Ground21,886 people 40.4% $1,576 2,012
13 Map of Mount Vista Mount Vista10,764 people 41.5% $2,041 1,148
14 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island24,631 people 42% $2,194 1,825
15 Mill Creek East25,453 people 42.2% $3,152 1,386
16 Wenatchee35,484 people 43.2% $1,248 6,115
17 Sammamish Sammamish66,463 people 43.6% $2,857 3,823
18 Kirkland Kirkland92,621 people 43.7% $2,401 14,858
19 Seattle Seattle754,195 people 43.9% $2,030 197,470
20 Camas27,007 people 44.3% $2,090 1,804
21 Liberty Lake Liberty Lake12,737 people 44.5% $1,895 1,561
22 Map of Frederickson Frederickson25,383 people 44.9% $2,386 2,057
23 Map of Edmonds Edmonds42,735 people 45.3% $1,903 5,326
24 Map of Mercer Island Mercer Island25,307 people 45.5% $2,502 3,124
25 East Wenatchee East Wenatchee14,199 people 46.1% $1,327 2,059
26 Map of Lakeland North Lakeland North15,950 people 46.4% $2,340 1,326
27 Map of Sumner Sumner10,733 people 46.7% $1,974 2,055
28 Map of Spanaway Spanaway34,019 people 47.3% $1,813 3,062
29 Enumclaw Enumclaw12,798 people 47.4% $1,954 1,320
30 Kelso12,684 people 47.5% $1,220 2,335
31 Mountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace23,104 people 47.8% $2,004 4,166
32 Orchards Orchards29,438 people 48% $1,784 3,290
33 Map of Mill Creek Mill Creek20,956 people 48% $2,249 3,454
34 Hoquiam8,800 people 48% $1,086 1,326
35 Moses Lake Moses Lake26,083 people 48.2% $1,216 3,855
36 Map of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake22,090 people 48.4% $2,256 1,544
37 Martha Lake22,634 people 48.5% $2,185 2,939
38 Map of Terrace Heights Terrace Heights10,041 people 48.6% $1,196 1,414
39 Map of Anacortes Anacortes17,966 people 48.9% $1,702 2,333
40 Yakima Yakima96,961 people 49.2% $1,117 15,750
41 Map of Chehalis Chehalis7,587 people 49.2% $1,102 1,290
42 Puyallup42,746 people 49.5% $1,812 7,644
43 South Hill South Hill68,025 people 49.7% $2,088 6,682
44 Covington Covington21,233 people 49.7% $2,232 1,463
45 Map of Tumwater Tumwater26,956 people 49.8% $1,779 4,008
46 Map of Monroe Monroe19,755 people 50.3% $1,950 1,781
47 Bothell Bothell49,610 people 51.2% $2,346 6,451
48 Burien51,513 people 51.8% $1,782 8,255
49 Shelton Shelton10,612 people 51.8% $1,365 1,304
50 Spokane Valley Spokane Valley106,365 people 52.3% $1,353 16,958
51 Fife10,949 people 52.5% $1,889 2,169
52 Map of Pasco Pasco79,575 people 52.7% $1,227 6,814
53 Map of Lakewood Lakewood62,937 people 52.8% $1,525 13,214
54 Aberdeen Aberdeen17,088 people 52.8% $1,049 2,776
55 Map of Spokane Spokane230,293 people 52.9% $1,215 38,591
56 Oak Harbor Oak Harbor24,362 people 53.3% $1,645 5,089
57 Map of Silverdale Silverdale20,685 people 53.5% $2,143 3,980
58 Vancouver195,300 people 53.7% $1,702 38,712
59 Port Orchard Port Orchard17,149 people 53.8% $1,797 2,565
60 Renton105,317 people 53.9% $1,998 18,158
61 Washougal Washougal17,490 people 54.1% $1,701 1,772
62 Longview38,069 people 54.3% $1,137 6,846
63 Tukwila21,451 people 54.4% $1,898 4,456
64 Mukilteo21,323 people 54.4% $2,166 2,398
65 Map of Marysville Marysville73,002 people 54.6% $1,997 7,669
66 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor12,424 people 54.8% $2,301 1,974
67 Map of Tacoma Tacoma222,758 people 54.9% $1,676 39,443
68 Map of Kent Kent135,603 people 54.9% $1,909 19,657
69 Walla Walla33,925 people 54.9% $1,323 5,246
70 Arlington Arlington21,095 people 55% $1,905 2,731
71 Everett Everett111,845 people 55.3% $1,740 22,022
72 Hazel Dell23,237 people 55.4% $1,753 4,496
73 Map of Kenmore Kenmore23,741 people 55.5% $1,949 2,804
74 Map of Snohomish Snohomish10,239 people 55.5% $1,654 1,903
75 Map of Shoreline Shoreline61,431 people 55.7% $1,985 7,829
76 Auburn85,676 people 55.9% $1,786 11,527
77 Map of Sequim Sequim8,161 people 55.9% $1,195 1,512
78 Cheney Cheney12,804 people 56% $1,156 2,867
79 Map of Port Townsend Port Townsend10,438 people 56% $1,578 1,744
80 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon35,377 people 56.1% $1,405 4,837
81 Kennewick Kennewick85,295 people 56.5% $1,240 11,470
82 North Lynnwood23,339 people 57.2% $2,145 5,413
83 Lacey57,737 people 57.9% $1,870 10,160
84 Bremerton Bremerton44,830 people 58% $1,641 8,759
85 Map of University Place University Place34,911 people 58% $1,762 5,822
86 Map of Lake Stickney Lake Stickney15,890 people 58.1% $1,806 2,755
87 Centralia Centralia18,830 people 58.2% $1,084 2,995
88 Map of Fairwood Fairwood10,674 people 58.2% $1,208 1,076
89 Port Angeles20,118 people 58.9% $1,170 3,965
90 Map of Lake Stevens Lake Stevens40,253 people 59.1% $2,224 3,176
91 Airway Heights Airway Heights11,245 people 59.1% $1,389 2,553
92 Olympia Olympia55,951 people 59.6% $1,599 12,206
93 Stanwood8,373 people 59.9% $1,766 1,151
94 Bryn Mawr-Skyway17,638 people 60.8% $1,760 2,465
95 Lynnwood Lynnwood40,110 people 61.3% $1,742 7,600
96 Federal Way99,493 people 61.4% $1,797 15,451
97 Ellensburg Ellensburg20,874 people 61.7% $1,340 5,648
98 Map of Parkland Parkland38,742 people 62.4% $1,663 6,747
99 White Center14,886 people 63% $1,595 2,472
100 SeaTac32,414 people 64.2% $1,660 6,445
101 Pullman32,229 people 64.5% $1,062 7,849
102 Bellingham Bellingham93,438 people 64.8% $1,577 22,197
103 Des Moines32,823 people 69.4% $1,799 4,530
104 Fort Lewis15,167 people 82.7% $2,282 2,874

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Washington as a whole is 49.9%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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