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Least affordable housing, Washington counties · 2010

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, WAWA18,5779.8+48%

02Jefferson County, WAWA33,9706.7+61%

03Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.4+56%

04King County, WAWA2,344,9396.0+41%

05Whatcom County, WAWA236,3926.0+60%

06Clallam County, WAWA78,2025.4+58%

07Island County, WAWA85,6575.4+45%

08Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.4+65%

09Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4575.2+57%

10Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8735.1+51%

11Snohomish County, WAWA870,6565.1+44%

12Skagit County, WAWA132,9755.1+41%

13Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.0+31%

14Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.0+37%

15Whitman County, WAWA48,5125.0+30%

16Kitsap County, WAWA283,3744.8+54%

17Pierce County, WAWA946,2884.7+46%

18Mason County, WAWA71,1654.5+48%

19Clark County, WAWA532,1194.5+41%

20Lewis County, WAWA88,0624.3+34%

21Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3614.3+41%

22Thurston County, WAWA304,2614.2+43%

23Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.2+27%

24Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.2+38%

25Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.2+33%

26Pacific County, WAWA24,3574.2+35%

27Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.1+43%

28Stevens County, WAWA49,6684.1+31%

29Spokane County, WAWA558,3444.0+33%

30Asotin County, WAWA22,5453.8+31%

31Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1443.8+38%

32Yakima County, WAWA259,1853.5+13%

33Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.4+32%

34Grant County, WAWA105,7273.3+25%

35Adams County, WAWA21,4883.2+37%

36Lincoln County, WAWA11,9823.2+33%

37Franklin County, WAWA102,6123.1+26%

38Benton County, WAWA221,7223.0+25%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4162.7+29%

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