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Least affordable housing, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 5.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wahkiakum County, WA, up 14 places to #8.

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Least affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.4+74%
02Jefferson County, WAWA33,9707.2+105%
03▲1Whatcom County, WAWA236,3927.2+125%
04▼1King County, WAWA2,344,9396.9+79%
05▲2Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.7+130%
06Island County, WAWA85,6576.6+84%
07▼2Whitman County, WAWA48,5126.5+128%
08▲14Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8736.3+174%
09▲1Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.3+82%
10▲3Skagit County, WAWA132,9756.1+115%
11Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.0+94%
12▼3Klickitat County, WAWA24,3316.0+165%
13▼5Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.9+101%
14▼2Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.7+140%
15▲13Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3615.5+139%
16Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4575.5+126%
17▲2Douglas County, WAWA46,4735.4+113%
18▼4Clark County, WAWA532,1195.4+130%
19▼4Kitsap County, WAWA283,3745.3+92%
20▼3Pierce County, WAWA946,2885.3+95%
21▲5Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.2+130%
22▲1Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.2+136%
23▼2Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.2+121%
24▼6Ferry County, WAWA7,5175.1+168%
25▲2Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.1+118%
26▲5Pacific County, WAWA24,3575.0+103%
27▼3Thurston County, WAWA304,2615.0+93%
28▼3Mason County, WAWA71,1654.9+85%
29▲1Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.9+131%
30▼10Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.7+90%
31▲1Benton County, WAWA221,7224.5+124%
32▼3Asotin County, WAWA22,5454.5+89%
33Yakima County, WAWA259,1854.4+89%
34Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.4+93%
35▲2Adams County, WAWA21,4884.1+124%
36▲2Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.1+145%
37▼2Grant County, WAWA105,7274.1+75%
38▼2Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.8+125%
39Garfield County, WAWA2,4163.7+157%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES