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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.4−4%

02Jefferson County, WAWA33,9707.2+8%

03Whatcom County, WAWA236,3927.2+20%

04King County, WAWA2,344,9396.9+15%

05Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.7+5%

06Island County, WAWA85,6576.6+22%

07Whitman County, WAWA48,5126.5+29%

08Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8736.3+24%

09Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.3+23%

10Skagit County, WAWA132,9756.1+20%

11Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.0+10%

12Klickitat County, WAWA24,3316.0+12%

13Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.9+18%

14Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.7+13%

15Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3615.5+29%

16Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4575.5+6%

17Douglas County, WAWA46,4735.4+28%

18Clark County, WAWA532,1195.4+20%

19Kitsap County, WAWA283,3745.3+11%

20Pierce County, WAWA946,2885.3+14%

21Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.2+31%

22Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.2+24%

23Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.2+20%

24Ferry County, WAWA7,5175.1+24%

25Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.1+24%

26Pacific County, WAWA24,3575.0+20%

27Thurston County, WAWA304,2615.0+18%

28Mason County, WAWA71,1654.9+10%

29Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.9+29%

30Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.7+13%

31Benton County, WAWA221,7224.5+54%

32Asotin County, WAWA22,5454.5+19%

33Yakima County, WAWA259,1854.4+26%

34Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.4+42%

35Adams County, WAWA21,4884.1+29%

36Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.1+29%

37Grant County, WAWA105,7274.1+23%

38Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.8+12%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4163.7+35%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES