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Highest median rent, Washington cities · 2020

Washington cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Tehaleh, WAWA9,561$3,500+–

02Sammamish, WAWA66,110$2,395+114%

03Duvall, WAWA9,440$2,388+228%

04Mill Creek East, WAWA25,453$2,309–

05Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,047$2,290+91%

06East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,582$2,269+150%

07Silver Firs, WAWA22,306$2,235–

08Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640$2,224+174%

09Mercer Island, WAWA25,422$2,166+114%

10Maltby, WAWA10,910$2,130+98%

11Bellevue, WAWA154,193$2,104+130%

12Issaquah, WAWA39,423$2,095+132%

13Bothell West, WAWA22,029$2,070–

14Cottage Lake, WAWA22,518$2,054+129%

15Felida, WAWA10,841$2,013+113%

16Redmond, WAWA82,506$2,009+97%

17Brier, WAWA6,597$2,000+80%

18Maple Valley, WAWA28,482$1,984+141%

19Woodinville, WAWA14,548$1,936+115%

20Ridgefield, WAWA16,132$1,917+164%

21Lakeland North, WAWA15,950$1,911+123%

22North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337$1,911–

23Newcastle, WAWA13,128$1,895+101%

24Kirkland, WAWA97,410$1,894+95%

25Picnic Point, WAWA10,261$1,849–

26Covington, WAWA21,496$1,845+83%

27DuPont, WAWA9,778$1,844+93%

28Mukilteo, WAWA21,239$1,839+117%

29Hockinson, WAWA6,150$1,828+129%

30Bothell East, WAWA14,578$1,817–

31Mill Creek, WAWA20,902$1,813+103%

32Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,856$1,810–

33Lake Shore, WAWA6,978$1,806+96%

34Bothell, WAWA52,199$1,797+97%

35Eastmont, WAWA23,721$1,789–

36Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,266$1,788+106%

37Bangor Base, WAWA6,112$1,783–

38Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084$1,781+104%

39Frederickson, WAWA25,383$1,766+111%

40Martha Lake, WAWA22,634$1,757+105%

41Fort Lewis, WAWA15,167$1,754+170%

42Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,191$1,740+108%

43North Lynnwood, WAWA23,339$1,732–

44Wollochet, WAWA6,689$1,721–

45Black Diamond, WAWA6,978$1,710+95%

46Seattle, WAWA784,777$1,702+136%

47Graham, WAWA35,079$1,690+138%

48Hobart, WAWA6,552$1,676+134%

49Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091$1,663+132%

50Bonney Lake, WAWA22,139$1,658+95%

51Orting, WAWA8,884$1,656+142%

52Normandy Park, WAWA6,609$1,642+138%

53Shoreline, WAWA66,542$1,635+105%

54Maplewood, WAWA5,803$1,624–

55South Hill, WAWA68,025$1,617+112%

56Mount Vista, WAWA10,764$1,614+99%

57Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691$1,612+83%

58Renton, WAWA104,975$1,612+123%

59Silverdale, WAWA20,685$1,610+123%

60Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,430$1,595+91%

61Monroe, WAWA20,025$1,586+94%

62Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,074$1,545+131%

63Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,638$1,535+107%

64Elk Plain, WAWA14,276$1,533+97%

65Five Corners, WAWA21,194$1,532+80%

66Artondale, WAWA14,073$1,531+86%

67Lakeland South, WAWA13,100$1,513+65%

68Edmonds, WAWA42,748$1,508+94%

69Kent, WAWA134,871$1,495+106%

70Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,183$1,493+66%

71Summit View, WAWA8,480$1,492–

72Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630$1,483+113%

73Lake Tapps, WAWA12,798$1,482–

74Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,536$1,472+101%

75Barberton, WAWA8,668$1,450+108%

76Sumner, WAWA10,871$1,447+133%

77Marysville, WAWA77,686$1,445+100%

78Lake Stickney, WAWA15,890$1,438–

79Kenmore, WAWA24,249$1,430+71%

80Buckley, WAWA5,688$1,429+123%

81Fife, WAWA11,061$1,428+145%

82Poulsbo, WAWA12,749$1,427+133%

83North Bend, WAWA8,758$1,424+42%

84Lacey, WAWA58,833$1,421+110%

85Pacific, WAWA7,056$1,420+99%

86Sultan, WAWA7,230$1,417+116%

87Arlington, WAWA22,031$1,412+92%

88Federal Way, WAWA99,729$1,411+91%

89West Richland, WAWA19,257$1,409+134%

90Orchards, WAWA29,438$1,409+75%

91Camano, WAWA17,303$1,403+76%

92Edgewood, WAWA13,548$1,398+94%

93Milton, WAWA8,911$1,398+80%

94Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454$1,395+119%

95Clover Creek, WAWA7,345$1,394–

96Des Moines, WAWA33,032$1,390+97%

97Minnehaha, WAWA11,482$1,385+107%

98Spanaway, WAWA34,019$1,378+112%

99Tracyton, WAWA6,137$1,378+84%

100Manchester, WAWA5,956$1,371+61%

101Burien, WAWA51,859$1,365+105%

102SeaTac, WAWA34,578$1,364+109%

103Tukwila, WAWA22,003$1,363+96%

104Yelm, WAWA12,043$1,358+117%

105Puyallup, WAWA42,682$1,352+93%

106Lynnwood, WAWA42,132$1,350+82%

107Port Orchard, WAWA19,839$1,343+99%

108White Center, WAWA14,886$1,338+113%

109Everett, WAWA113,567$1,316+92%

110Auburn, WAWA86,301$1,314+106%

111Vancouver, WAWA199,698$1,289+92%

112Hazel Dell, WAWA23,237$1,279–

113Tumwater, WAWA28,010$1,266+85%

114Anacortes, WAWA18,080$1,264+72%

115Washougal, WAWA18,028$1,263+107%

116Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029$1,261+78%

117Tacoma, WAWA229,816$1,253+116%

118Oak Harbor, WAWA24,083$1,250+99%

119University Place, WAWA35,479$1,250+102%

120Lynden, WAWA16,881$1,249+82%

121Summit, WAWA8,791$1,244+76%

122Salmon Creek, WAWA20,017$1,237+93%

123Parkwood, WAWA6,873$1,228+106%

124Steilacoom, WAWA6,648$1,226+81%

125Camas, WAWA27,749$1,214+85%

126Tanglewilde, WAWA6,314$1,210–

127Battle Ground, WAWA23,513$1,209+63%

128Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,308$1,204+88%

129Enumclaw, WAWA13,172$1,199+81%

130Olympia, WAWA56,724$1,199+92%

131Parkland, WAWA38,742$1,199+103%

132Burlington, WAWA11,356$1,189+85%

133Vashon, WAWA9,934$1,188+72%

134Woods Creek, WAWA6,943$1,186+82%

135Stanwood, WAWA9,421$1,170+79%

136Fircrest, WAWA6,959$1,159+65%

137Waller, WAWA7,683$1,159+67%

138Midland, WAWA9,050$1,151+85%

139Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884$1,147+109%

140Finley, WAWA5,634$1,137+86%

141Bremerton, WAWA45,482$1,135+105%

142Bellingham, WAWA96,395$1,133+85%

143Richland, WAWA65,258$1,128+82%

144Selah, WAWA8,678$1,116+82%

145Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674$1,098+81%

146Lakewood, WAWA62,755$1,095+99%

147Birch Bay, WAWA10,837$1,081+39%

148Blaine, WAWA6,475$1,068+80%

149Suncrest, WAWA5,345$1,064–

150Mount Vernon, WAWA35,193$1,056+61%

151Ellensburg, WAWA21,308$1,052+115%

152Snohomish, WAWA10,719$1,050+56%

153Shelton, WAWA10,921$1,037+84%

154Ferndale, WAWA17,559$1,027+81%

155Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892$1,005+59%

156Mead, WAWA6,893$999–

157Walla Walla, WAWA34,058$994+99%

158Airway Heights, WAWA11,811$989+83%

159Port Angeles, WAWA20,146$980+96%

160East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414$971+72%

161Port Townsend, WAWA10,678$969+65%

162Spokane Valley, WAWA108,405$969–

163Moses Lake, WAWA27,469$965+79%

164Sequim, WAWA8,215$959+82%

165Kennewick, WAWA88,366$955+77%

166Cheney, WAWA12,650$954+95%

167Connell, WAWA5,080$951+128%

168Wenatchee, WAWA35,547$951+74%

169Woodland, WAWA6,611$949+74%

170Rochester, WAWA5,834$947+44%

171Pasco, WAWA82,848$927+99%

172Terrace Heights, WAWA10,041$919+56%

173Union Gap, WAWA6,617$917+64%

174Centralia, WAWA19,375$916+63%

175Spokane, WAWA230,783$905+78%

176Chehalis, WAWA7,764$901+60%

177Kelso, WAWA12,801$897+77%

178Longview, WAWA38,362$883+73%

179Yakima, WAWA97,458$879+67%

180Prosser, WAWA6,654$872+75%

181College Place, WAWA9,923$870+88%

182Grandview, WAWA12,062$870+65%

183Pullman, WAWA33,756$856+76%

184West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444$856+73%

185Othello, WAWA9,237$850+103%

186Country Homes, WAWA6,198$826+68%

187Ephrata, WAWA8,834$825+77%

188Aberdeen, WAWA17,088$818+66%

189Clarkston, WAWA7,189$785+66%

190Hoquiam, WAWA8,710$784+58%

191Sunnyside, WAWA16,430$755+53%

192Colville, WAWA5,116$748+56%

193Toppenish, WAWA8,635$741+52%

194Deer Park, WAWA5,370$732+56%

195Quincy, WAWA8,510$723+54%

196Omak, WAWA5,185$701+57%

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS