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Lowest median rent, Washington cities · 2020

Washington cities with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Omak, WAWA5,185$701+57%

02Quincy, WAWA8,510$723+54%

03Deer Park, WAWA5,370$732+56%

04Toppenish, WAWA8,635$741+52%

05Colville, WAWA5,116$748+56%

06Sunnyside, WAWA16,430$755+53%

07Hoquiam, WAWA8,710$784+58%

08Clarkston, WAWA7,189$785+66%

09Aberdeen, WAWA17,088$818+66%

10Ephrata, WAWA8,834$825+77%

11Country Homes, WAWA6,198$826+68%

12Othello, WAWA9,237$850+103%

13Pullman, WAWA33,756$856+76%

14West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444$856+73%

15College Place, WAWA9,923$870+88%

16Grandview, WAWA12,062$870+65%

17Prosser, WAWA6,654$872+75%

18Yakima, WAWA97,458$879+67%

19Longview, WAWA38,362$883+73%

20Kelso, WAWA12,801$897+77%

21Chehalis, WAWA7,764$901+60%

22Spokane, WAWA230,783$905+78%

23Centralia, WAWA19,375$916+63%

24Union Gap, WAWA6,617$917+64%

25Terrace Heights, WAWA10,041$919+56%

26Pasco, WAWA82,848$927+99%

27Rochester, WAWA5,834$947+44%

28Woodland, WAWA6,611$949+74%

29Connell, WAWA5,080$951+128%

30Wenatchee, WAWA35,547$951+74%

31Cheney, WAWA12,650$954+95%

32Kennewick, WAWA88,366$955+77%

33Sequim, WAWA8,215$959+82%

34Moses Lake, WAWA27,469$965+79%

35Port Townsend, WAWA10,678$969+65%

36Spokane Valley, WAWA108,405$969–

37East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414$971+72%

38Port Angeles, WAWA20,146$980+96%

39Airway Heights, WAWA11,811$989+83%

40Walla Walla, WAWA34,058$994+99%

41Mead, WAWA6,893$999–

42Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892$1,005+59%

43Ferndale, WAWA17,559$1,027+81%

44Shelton, WAWA10,921$1,037+84%

45Snohomish, WAWA10,719$1,050+56%

46Ellensburg, WAWA21,308$1,052+115%

47Mount Vernon, WAWA35,193$1,056+61%

48Suncrest, WAWA5,345$1,064–

49Blaine, WAWA6,475$1,068+80%

50Birch Bay, WAWA10,837$1,081+39%

51Lakewood, WAWA62,755$1,095+99%

52Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674$1,098+81%

53Selah, WAWA8,678$1,116+82%

54Richland, WAWA65,258$1,128+82%

55Bellingham, WAWA96,395$1,133+85%

56Bremerton, WAWA45,482$1,135+105%

57Finley, WAWA5,634$1,137+86%

58Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884$1,147+109%

59Midland, WAWA9,050$1,151+85%

60Fircrest, WAWA6,959$1,159+65%

61Waller, WAWA7,683$1,159+67%

62Stanwood, WAWA9,421$1,170+79%

63Woods Creek, WAWA6,943$1,186+82%

64Vashon, WAWA9,934$1,188+72%

65Burlington, WAWA11,356$1,189+85%

66Enumclaw, WAWA13,172$1,199+81%

67Olympia, WAWA56,724$1,199+92%

68Parkland, WAWA38,742$1,199+103%

69Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,308$1,204+88%

70Battle Ground, WAWA23,513$1,209+63%

71Tanglewilde, WAWA6,314$1,210–

72Camas, WAWA27,749$1,214+85%

73Steilacoom, WAWA6,648$1,226+81%

74Parkwood, WAWA6,873$1,228+106%

75Salmon Creek, WAWA20,017$1,237+93%

76Summit, WAWA8,791$1,244+76%

77Lynden, WAWA16,881$1,249+82%

78Oak Harbor, WAWA24,083$1,250+99%

79University Place, WAWA35,479$1,250+102%

80Tacoma, WAWA229,816$1,253+116%

81Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029$1,261+78%

82Washougal, WAWA18,028$1,263+107%

83Anacortes, WAWA18,080$1,264+72%

84Tumwater, WAWA28,010$1,266+85%

85Hazel Dell, WAWA23,237$1,279–

86Vancouver, WAWA199,698$1,289+92%

87Auburn, WAWA86,301$1,314+106%

88Everett, WAWA113,567$1,316+92%

89White Center, WAWA14,886$1,338+113%

90Port Orchard, WAWA19,839$1,343+99%

91Lynnwood, WAWA42,132$1,350+82%

92Puyallup, WAWA42,682$1,352+93%

93Yelm, WAWA12,043$1,358+117%

94Tukwila, WAWA22,003$1,363+96%

95SeaTac, WAWA34,578$1,364+109%

96Burien, WAWA51,859$1,365+105%

97Manchester, WAWA5,956$1,371+61%

98Spanaway, WAWA34,019$1,378+112%

99Tracyton, WAWA6,137$1,378+84%

100Minnehaha, WAWA11,482$1,385+107%

101Des Moines, WAWA33,032$1,390+97%

102Clover Creek, WAWA7,345$1,394–

103Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454$1,395+119%

104Edgewood, WAWA13,548$1,398+94%

105Milton, WAWA8,911$1,398+80%

106Camano, WAWA17,303$1,403+76%

107West Richland, WAWA19,257$1,409+134%

108Orchards, WAWA29,438$1,409+75%

109Federal Way, WAWA99,729$1,411+91%

110Arlington, WAWA22,031$1,412+92%

111Sultan, WAWA7,230$1,417+116%

112Pacific, WAWA7,056$1,420+99%

113Lacey, WAWA58,833$1,421+110%

114North Bend, WAWA8,758$1,424+42%

115Poulsbo, WAWA12,749$1,427+133%

116Fife, WAWA11,061$1,428+145%

117Buckley, WAWA5,688$1,429+123%

118Kenmore, WAWA24,249$1,430+71%

119Lake Stickney, WAWA15,890$1,438–

120Marysville, WAWA77,686$1,445+100%

121Sumner, WAWA10,871$1,447+133%

122Barberton, WAWA8,668$1,450+108%

123Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,536$1,472+101%

124Lake Tapps, WAWA12,798$1,482–

125Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630$1,483+113%

126Summit View, WAWA8,480$1,492–

127Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,183$1,493+66%

128Kent, WAWA134,871$1,495+106%

129Edmonds, WAWA42,748$1,508+94%

130Lakeland South, WAWA13,100$1,513+65%

131Artondale, WAWA14,073$1,531+86%

132Five Corners, WAWA21,194$1,532+80%

133Elk Plain, WAWA14,276$1,533+97%

134Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,638$1,535+107%

135Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,074$1,545+131%

136Monroe, WAWA20,025$1,586+94%

137Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,430$1,595+91%

138Silverdale, WAWA20,685$1,610+123%

139Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691$1,612+83%

140Renton, WAWA104,975$1,612+123%

141Mount Vista, WAWA10,764$1,614+99%

142South Hill, WAWA68,025$1,617+112%

143Maplewood, WAWA5,803$1,624–

144Shoreline, WAWA66,542$1,635+105%

145Normandy Park, WAWA6,609$1,642+138%

146Orting, WAWA8,884$1,656+142%

147Bonney Lake, WAWA22,139$1,658+95%

148Lake Stevens, WAWA42,091$1,663+132%

149Hobart, WAWA6,552$1,676+134%

150Graham, WAWA35,079$1,690+138%

151Seattle, WAWA784,777$1,702+136%

152Black Diamond, WAWA6,978$1,710+95%

153Wollochet, WAWA6,689$1,721–

154North Lynnwood, WAWA23,339$1,732–

155Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,191$1,740+108%

156Fort Lewis, WAWA15,167$1,754+170%

157Martha Lake, WAWA22,634$1,757+105%

158Frederickson, WAWA25,383$1,766+111%

159Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084$1,781+104%

160Bangor Base, WAWA6,112$1,783–

161Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,266$1,788+106%

162Eastmont, WAWA23,721$1,789–

163Bothell, WAWA52,199$1,797+97%

164Lake Shore, WAWA6,978$1,806+96%

165Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,856$1,810–

166Mill Creek, WAWA20,902$1,813+103%

167Bothell East, WAWA14,578$1,817–

168Hockinson, WAWA6,150$1,828+129%

169Mukilteo, WAWA21,239$1,839+117%

170DuPont, WAWA9,778$1,844+93%

171Covington, WAWA21,496$1,845+83%

172Picnic Point, WAWA10,261$1,849–

173Kirkland, WAWA97,410$1,894+95%

174Newcastle, WAWA13,128$1,895+101%

175Lakeland North, WAWA15,950$1,911+123%

176North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337$1,911–

177Ridgefield, WAWA16,132$1,917+164%

178Woodinville, WAWA14,548$1,936+115%

179Maple Valley, WAWA28,482$1,984+141%

180Brier, WAWA6,597$2,000+80%

181Redmond, WAWA82,506$2,009+97%

182Felida, WAWA10,841$2,013+113%

183Cottage Lake, WAWA22,518$2,054+129%

184Bothell West, WAWA22,029$2,070–

185Issaquah, WAWA39,423$2,095+132%

186Bellevue, WAWA154,193$2,104+130%

187Maltby, WAWA10,910$2,130+98%

188Mercer Island, WAWA25,422$2,166+114%

189Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640$2,224+174%

190Silver Firs, WAWA22,306$2,235–

191East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,582$2,269+150%

192Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,047$2,290+91%

193Mill Creek East, WAWA25,453$2,309–

194Duvall, WAWA9,440$2,388+228%

195Sammamish, WAWA66,110$2,395+114%

196Tehaleh, WAWA9,561$3,500+–

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS