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Least affordable housing, Washington counties · 1990

Washington counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01San Juan County, WAWA18,5775.4−18%

02King County, WAWA2,344,9393.9−9%

03Island County, WAWA85,6573.6−4%

04Jefferson County, WAWA33,9703.5−15%

05Snohomish County, WAWA870,6563.4−3%

06Whatcom County, WAWA236,3923.2−15%

07Clallam County, WAWA78,2023.1−10%

08Chelan County, WAWA81,9413.0−23%

09Kittitas County, WAWA48,8032.9−29%

10Skagit County, WAWA132,9752.8−21%

11Whitman County, WAWA48,5122.8−26%

12Kitsap County, WAWA283,3742.8−10%

13Pierce County, WAWA946,2882.7−15%

14Mason County, WAWA71,1652.7−12%

15Thurston County, WAWA304,2612.6−13%

16Douglas County, WAWA46,4732.5−23%

17Okanogan County, WAWA45,2302.5−18%

18Pacific County, WAWA24,3572.5−20%

19Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4572.4−26%

20Asotin County, WAWA22,5452.4−17%

21Skamania County, WAWA12,6692.4−36%

22Grant County, WAWA105,7272.3−12%

23Lewis County, WAWA88,0622.3−27%

24Clark County, WAWA532,1192.3−26%

25Yakima County, WAWA259,1852.3−24%

26Stevens County, WAWA49,6682.3−25%

27Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8732.3−32%

28Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3612.3−24%

29Spokane County, WAWA558,3442.3−24%

30Franklin County, WAWA102,6122.3−7%

31Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312.3−30%

32Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852.2−30%

33Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442.1−23%

34Benton County, WAWA221,7222.0−14%

35Ferry County, WAWA7,5171.9−34%

36Adams County, WAWA21,4881.8−21%

37Columbia County, WAWA4,1411.7−34%

38Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821.7−30%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4161.4−32%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES