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Least affordable housing, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 4.2.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01San Juan County, WAWA18,5778.3+52%

02Jefferson County, WAWA33,9706.3+78%

03King County, WAWA2,344,9396.1+57%

04Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925.6+77%

05Whitman County, WAWA48,5125.4+92%

06Island County, WAWA85,6575.4+52%

07Kittitas County, WAWA48,8035.3+81%

08Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.1+72%

09Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.0+120%

10Snohomish County, WAWA870,6564.9+43%

11Clallam County, WAWA78,2024.9+57%

12Skamania County, WAWA12,6694.8+105%

13Skagit County, WAWA132,9754.8+69%

14Clark County, WAWA532,1194.6+98%

15Kitsap County, WAWA283,3744.6+65%

16Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.4+83%

17Pierce County, WAWA946,2884.4+63%

18Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.4+131%

19Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.3+71%

20Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.2+70%

21Lewis County, WAWA88,0624.2+81%

22Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734.2+81%

23Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.2+90%

24Thurston County, WAWA304,2614.2+61%

25Mason County, WAWA71,1654.1+54%

26Spokane County, WAWA558,3444.1+80%

27Stevens County, WAWA49,6684.0+74%

28Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3614.0+75%

29Asotin County, WAWA22,5453.9+65%

30Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1443.8+80%

31Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.6+49%

32Benton County, WAWA221,7223.5+75%

33Yakima County, WAWA259,1853.5+50%

34Franklin County, WAWA102,6123.4+49%

35Grant County, WAWA105,7273.2+39%

36Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.2+93%

37Adams County, WAWA21,4883.1+68%

38Lincoln County, WAWA11,9823.0+77%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,4162.7+87%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS