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Most rent-burdened, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16773.7%+7.9 pts

02Rochester, WAWA5,83469.2%+12.7 pts

03Burlington, WAWA11,35667.7%+19.9 pts

04Des Moines, WAWA33,03267.0%+22.6 pts

05North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33765.7%+4.9 pts

06Buckley, WAWA5,68865.5%+21.0 pts

07Brier, WAWA6,59765.4%+8.1 pts

08Bangor Base, WAWA6,11264.0%−0.9 pts

09SeaTac, WAWA34,57863.7%+11.3 pts

10Bellingham, WAWA96,39562.5%+6.2 pts

11Parkland, WAWA38,74261.6%+11.2 pts

12Picnic Point, WAWA10,26161.5%+21.3 pts

13White Center, WAWA14,88661.4%−3.7 pts

14Eastmont, WAWA23,72160.9%+26.1 pts

15Duvall, WAWA9,44060.8%+23.6 pts

16Federal Way, WAWA99,72959.4%+9.1 pts

17Lynnwood, WAWA42,13259.3%+6.2 pts

18Tracyton, WAWA6,13759.2%+27.1 pts

19Woodinville, WAWA14,54858.9%+6.0 pts

20Stanwood, WAWA9,42158.7%+3.2 pts

21Pullman, WAWA33,75658.7%−5.9 pts

22Maltby, WAWA10,91058.5%+21.6 pts

23Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63858.4%−7.3 pts

24Tehaleh, WAWA9,56158.1%–

25Milton, WAWA8,91157.9%+18.9 pts

26Ellensburg, WAWA21,30857.8%−6.2 pts

27University Place, WAWA35,47957.7%+7.4 pts

28College Place, WAWA9,92357.4%+12.6 pts

29Birch Bay, WAWA10,83757.4%−4.7 pts

30Deer Park, WAWA5,37057.2%+3.0 pts

31Lacey, WAWA58,83357.0%+13.5 pts

32Olympia, WAWA56,72457.0%+4.7 pts

33Airway Heights, WAWA11,81156.9%+6.6 pts

34Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67456.8%+7.7 pts

35Orting, WAWA8,88456.6%+20.7 pts

36Port Angeles, WAWA20,14656.5%−0.7 pts

37Pacific, WAWA7,05656.1%+5.1 pts

38East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58256.0%+26.7 pts

39Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09155.8%+15.2 pts

40North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33955.8%+8.2 pts

41Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89055.6%+8.9 pts

42North Bend, WAWA8,75855.4%+22.3 pts

43Ferndale, WAWA17,55955.3%+14.2 pts

44Centralia, WAWA19,37555.3%+5.0 pts

45Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23754.7%+5.1 pts

46Lakeland South, WAWA13,10054.0%+21.4 pts

47Kenmore, WAWA24,24953.9%+13.9 pts

48Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63053.9%+12.7 pts

49Auburn, WAWA86,30153.8%+0.8 pts

50Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.6%−1.4 pts

51Bremerton, WAWA45,48253.5%+0.4 pts

52Washougal, WAWA18,02853.5%+6.8 pts

53Kent, WAWA134,87153.5%+3.7 pts

54Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26653.5%+2.1 pts

55Everett, WAWA113,56753.4%+4.5 pts

56Kennewick, WAWA88,36653.4%+4.9 pts

57Country Homes, WAWA6,19853.3%+10.7 pts

58Snohomish, WAWA10,71953.1%+3.6 pts

59Mukilteo, WAWA21,23953.0%+12.7 pts

60Shoreline, WAWA66,54252.9%+5.6 pts

61Edgewood, WAWA13,54852.8%+6.0 pts

62Marysville, WAWA77,68652.7%+3.9 pts

63Renton, WAWA104,97552.7%+6.5 pts

64Tacoma, WAWA229,81652.7%+2.2 pts

65Longview, WAWA38,36252.5%−7.9 pts

66Port Orchard, WAWA19,83952.2%+8.7 pts

67Sequim, WAWA8,21552.1%+2.7 pts

68Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08352.1%+8.5 pts

69Fife, WAWA11,06152.0%+11.1 pts

70West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44451.9%+18.7 pts

71Vancouver, WAWA199,69851.8%+3.3 pts

72Silverdale, WAWA20,68551.8%+5.0 pts

73Arlington, WAWA22,03151.7%−1.1 pts

74Aberdeen, WAWA17,08851.6%+8.8 pts

75Finley, WAWA5,63451.5%+8.4 pts

76Cheney, WAWA12,65051.5%−11.3 pts

77Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07451.5%−3.5 pts

78Steilacoom, WAWA6,64851.4%+9.3 pts

79Walla Walla, WAWA34,05851.3%−1.8 pts

80Tukwila, WAWA22,00351.3%−0.9 pts

81Othello, WAWA9,23751.2%+1.9 pts

82Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30851.2%+11.1 pts

83Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19351.1%−1.2 pts

84Spokane, WAWA230,78350.9%−0.4 pts

85Maple Valley, WAWA28,48250.7%+9.3 pts

86Shelton, WAWA10,92150.6%+5.2 pts

87Ridgefield, WAWA16,13250.3%+16.4 pts

88Lakewood, WAWA62,75550.2%+0.3 pts

89Burien, WAWA51,85950.1%+0.6 pts

90Pasco, WAWA82,84850.0%+2.5 pts

91Monroe, WAWA20,02549.9%−2.6 pts

92Vashon, WAWA9,93449.9%−0.4 pts

93Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51849.6%+13.2 pts

94Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40549.5%+1.5 pts

95Mead, WAWA6,89349.2%+21.3 pts

96Bothell, WAWA52,19949.2%+4.7 pts

97Summit View, WAWA8,48048.7%+0.9 pts

98Tumwater, WAWA28,01048.7%+5.4 pts

99Lynden, WAWA16,88148.6%−0.0 pts

100Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04748.4%−2.6 pts

101South Hill, WAWA68,02548.4%−0.6 pts

102Chehalis, WAWA7,76448.2%−0.1 pts

103Newcastle, WAWA13,12847.9%+6.8 pts

104Puyallup, WAWA42,68247.7%+0.9 pts

105Martha Lake, WAWA22,63447.6%+1.2 pts

106Clover Creek, WAWA7,34547.6%−14.3 pts

107Moses Lake, WAWA27,46947.5%+7.7 pts

108Enumclaw, WAWA13,17247.4%+1.0 pts

109Poulsbo, WAWA12,74947.3%+2.9 pts

110Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89247.2%+14.0 pts

111Spanaway, WAWA34,01947.1%+2.0 pts

112Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13947.0%−2.3 pts

113Yakima, WAWA97,45847.0%−0.9 pts

114Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43046.8%−2.8 pts

115Bothell East, WAWA14,57846.8%+14.3 pts

116Covington, WAWA21,49646.8%+1.0 pts

117Anacortes, WAWA18,08046.8%+1.0 pts

118Elk Plain, WAWA14,27646.7%+6.5 pts

119Mill Creek, WAWA20,90246.6%+2.6 pts

120Maplewood, WAWA5,80346.5%+5.8 pts

121Kelso, WAWA12,80146.5%+3.7 pts

122Orchards, WAWA29,43846.0%−4.1 pts

123Sumner, WAWA10,87145.9%+2.7 pts

124Parkwood, WAWA6,87345.8%−0.6 pts

125Midland, WAWA9,05045.5%−14.4 pts

126Sultan, WAWA7,23045.4%−16.7 pts

127Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01744.9%−0.5 pts

128Hoquiam, WAWA8,71044.8%+0.3 pts

129Edmonds, WAWA42,74844.5%−1.7 pts

130Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02944.4%+8.5 pts

131Normandy Park, WAWA6,60943.9%−5.9 pts

132East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41443.9%−4.9 pts

133Frederickson, WAWA25,38343.9%−3.2 pts

134Lakeland North, WAWA15,95043.9%+0.9 pts

135Minnehaha, WAWA11,48243.3%−11.2 pts

136Sammamish, WAWA66,11043.1%+8.9 pts

137West Richland, WAWA19,25743.0%+9.9 pts

138Mercer Island, WAWA25,42242.7%+2.8 pts

139Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19142.7%−13.9 pts

140Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04142.7%+4.6 pts

141Kirkland, WAWA97,41042.7%+7.8 pts

142Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85642.5%+9.9 pts

143Seattle, WAWA784,77742.4%−2.2 pts

144Yelm, WAWA12,04342.1%−19.3 pts

145Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69141.6%−8.6 pts

146Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45341.4%+11.0 pts

147Prosser, WAWA6,65441.2%−20.9 pts

148Sunnyside, WAWA16,43041.0%−11.7 pts

149Camas, WAWA27,74940.8%−11.3 pts

150Ephrata, WAWA8,83440.6%−11.3 pts

151Battle Ground, WAWA23,51340.2%−0.6 pts

152Mount Vista, WAWA10,76440.1%−7.5 pts

153Wenatchee, WAWA35,54740.1%−2.0 pts

154Waller, WAWA7,68339.6%−6.8 pts

155Colville, WAWA5,11638.9%−5.2 pts

156Clarkston, WAWA7,18938.9%−9.4 pts

157Issaquah, WAWA39,42338.3%−1.3 pts

158Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31438.3%−9.8 pts

159Five Corners, WAWA21,19438.0%−18.7 pts

160Blaine, WAWA6,47537.7%−20.3 pts

161Richland, WAWA65,25837.3%−0.2 pts

162Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08437.2%+6.5 pts

163Graham, WAWA35,07936.8%+1.2 pts

164Hockinson, WAWA6,15036.8%+36.8 pts

165Manchester, WAWA5,95636.6%+3.0 pts

166Silver Firs, WAWA22,30636.4%+11.6 pts

167DuPont, WAWA9,77834.9%+4.7 pts

168Artondale, WAWA14,07334.7%−14.6 pts

169Selah, WAWA8,67834.7%−11.3 pts

170Redmond, WAWA82,50634.7%+4.1 pts

171Union Gap, WAWA6,61734.5%−10.7 pts

172Bellevue, WAWA154,19334.3%−3.4 pts

173Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53634.3%–

174Camano, WAWA17,30334.2%–

175Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18333.6%+8.1 pts

176Bothell West, WAWA22,02933.2%+2.7 pts

177Summit, WAWA8,79132.5%−21.9 pts

178Toppenish, WAWA8,63532.3%−11.3 pts

179Wollochet, WAWA6,68931.5%−15.1 pts

180Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64031.3%−5.5 pts

181Grandview, WAWA12,06231.2%−11.7 pts

182Woodland, WAWA6,61130.9%−22.5 pts

183Fircrest, WAWA6,95930.2%−23.7 pts

184Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88428.6%+7.9 pts

185Connell, WAWA5,08027.1%−14.7 pts

186Felida, WAWA10,84126.5%+18.1 pts

187Black Diamond, WAWA6,97826.2%+16.7 pts

188Quincy, WAWA8,51025.4%−19.3 pts

189Barberton, WAWA8,66825.2%+7.4 pts

190Lake Shore, WAWA6,97823.6%−25.1 pts

191Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79821.7%−15.8 pts

192Omak, WAWA5,18519.2%−39.9 pts

193Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45413.0%−4.8 pts

194Woods Creek, WAWA6,94312.0%−5.2 pts

195Suncrest, WAWA5,34511.4%–

196Hobart, WAWA6,5522.6%−50.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES