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Most affordable housing, Washington counties

Washington counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 5.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Okanogan County, WA, up 10 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Garfield County, WAWA2,4163.7+157%

02▲2Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.8+125%

03▲2Grant County, WAWA105,7274.1+75%

04▼2Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.1+145%

05▼2Adams County, WAWA21,4884.1+124%

06Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.4+93%

07Yakima County, WAWA259,1854.4+89%

08▲3Asotin County, WAWA22,5454.5+89%

09▼1Benton County, WAWA221,7224.5+124%

10▲10Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.7+90%

11▼1Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.9+131%

12▲3Mason County, WAWA71,1654.9+85%

13▲3Thurston County, WAWA304,2615.0+93%

14▼5Pacific County, WAWA24,3575.0+103%

15▼2Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.1+118%

16▲6Ferry County, WAWA7,5175.1+168%

17▲2Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.2+121%

18▼1Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.2+136%

19▼5Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.2+130%

20▲3Pierce County, WAWA946,2885.3+95%

21▲4Kitsap County, WAWA283,3745.3+92%

22▲4Clark County, WAWA532,1195.4+130%

23▼2Douglas County, WAWA46,4735.4+113%

24Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4575.5+126%

25▼13Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3615.5+139%

26▲2Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.7+140%

27▲5Chelan County, WAWA81,9415.9+101%

28▲3Klickitat County, WAWA24,3316.0+165%

29Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.0+94%

30▼3Skagit County, WAWA132,9756.1+115%

31▼1Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.3+82%

32▼14Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8736.3+174%

33▲2Whitman County, WAWA48,5126.5+128%

34Island County, WAWA85,6576.6+84%

35▼2Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.7+130%

36▲1King County, WAWA2,344,9396.9+79%

37▼1Whatcom County, WAWA236,3927.2+125%

38Jefferson County, WAWA33,9707.2+105%

39San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.4+74%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES