Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Washington
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
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Washington ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferry County | $703 | $2,093 | $274,500 |
| 2 | Garfield County | $768 | $1,671 | $214,200 |
| 3 | Pend Oreille County | $786 | $2,324 | $307,800 |
| 4 | Stevens County | $864 | $2,323 | $308,000 |
| 5 | Okanogan County | $868 | $2,188 | $284,200 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | $872 | $2,064 | $272,300 |
| 7 | Adams County | $901 | $1,972 | $251,300 |
| 8 | Columbia County | $944 | $2,012 | $256,100 |
| 9 | Pacific County | $962 | $2,128 | $274,000 |
| 10 | Asotin County | $994 | $2,208 | $286,200 |
| 11 | Whitman County | $1,002 | $2,466 | $323,300 |
| 12 | Grays Harbor County | $1,018 | $2,178 | $279,500 |
| 13 | Skamania County | $1,024 | $3,477 | $472,600 |
| 14 | Lewis County | $1,044 | $2,569 | $341,500 |
| 15 | Grant County | $1,059 | $2,140 | $275,700 |
| 16 | Yakima County | $1,068 | $2,177 | $281,100 |
| 17 | Wahkiakum County | $1,086 | $2,559 | $344,500 |
| 18 | Clallam County | $1,110 | $2,884 | $385,600 |
| 19 | Walla Walla County | $1,113 | $2,864 | $375,600 |
| 20 | Klickitat County | $1,119 | $2,865 | $388,700 |
| 21 | Cowlitz County | $1,169 | $2,779 | $367,400 |
| 22 | Franklin County | $1,171 | $2,613 | $345,700 |
| 23 | Chelan County | $1,182 | $3,353 | $454,900 |
| 24 | Spokane County | $1,200 | $2,817 | $370,500 |
| 25 | Mason County | $1,205 | $2,830 | $377,400 |
| 26 | Douglas County | $1,234 | $3,019 | $402,900 |
| 27 | Kittitas County | $1,253 | $3,386 | $459,900 |
| 28 | Benton County | $1,256 | $2,786 | $369,400 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | $1,291 | $3,637 | $495,100 |
| 30 | San Juan County | $1,413 | $5,145 | $726,500 |
| 31 | Skagit County | $1,439 | $3,615 | $486,200 |
| 32 | Whatcom County | $1,465 | $3,915 | $536,100 |
| 33 | Island County | $1,631 | $3,905 | $535,300 |
| 34 | Thurston County | $1,634 | $3,399 | $451,500 |
| 35 | Clark County | $1,668 | $3,632 | $487,900 |
| 36 | Pierce County | $1,722 | $3,649 | $484,400 |
| 37 | Kitsap County | $1,741 | $3,740 | $505,700 |
| 38 | Snohomish County | $1,866 | $4,709 | $644,600 |
| 39 | King County | $2,035 | $5,901 | $811,200 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Washington