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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $1,489 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.8% from 2026. That is the 7th highest of 39 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,489
Change on 2026+1.8%
Rank7th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high1,4892027
Series low5722014

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027

4006008001,0001,2001,4001,6002010201320162019202220272010: 588 USD2011: 612 USD2012: 614 USD2013: 583 USD2014: 572 USD2015: 613 USD2016: 604 USD2017: 659 USD2018: 707 USD2019: 747 USD2020: 846 USD2021: 907 USD2022: 926 USD2023: 1,039 USD2024: 1,254 USD2025: 1,348 USD2026: 1,463 USD2027: 1,489 USD5007501,0001,2501,50020102016202220272010: 588 USD2011: 612 USD2012: 614 USD2013: 583 USD2014: 572 USD2015: 613 USD2016: 604 USD2017: 659 USD2018: 707 USD2019: 747 USD2020: 846 USD2021: 907 USD2022: 926 USD2023: 1,039 USD2024: 1,254 USD2025: 1,348 USD2026: 1,463 USD2027: 1,489 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,489
20261,463
20251,348
20241,254
20231,039
2022926
2021907
2020846
2019747
2018707
2017659
2016604
2015613
2014572
2013583
2012614
2011612
2010588

Whatcom County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 879 USDAsotin County: 938 USDBenton County: 1,094 USDChelan County: 1,048 USDClallam County: 1,000 USDClark County: 1,527 USDColumbia County: 829 USDCowlitz County: 974 USDDouglas County: 1,048 USDFerry County: 737 USDFranklin County: 1,094 USDGarfield County: 796 USDGrant County: 1,034 USDGrays Harbor County: 937 USDIsland County: 1,270 USDJefferson County: 1,232 USDKing County: 2,091 USDKitsap County: 1,370 USDKittitas County: 1,152 USDKlickitat County: 1,008 USDLewis County: 999 USDLincoln County: 760 USDMason County: 1,147 USDOkanogan County: 862 USDPacific County: 893 USDPend Oreille County: 904 USDPierce County: 1,491 USDSan Juan County: 1,408 USDSkagit County: 1,162 USDSkamania County: 1,527 USDSnohomish County: 2,091 USDSpokane County: 1,116 USDStevens County: 855 USDThurston County: 1,586 USDWahkiakum County: 824 USDWalla Walla County: 1,127 USDWhatcom County: 1,489 USDWhitman County: 884 USDYakima County: 997 USD
  • Under 870
  • 870 to 960
  • 960 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Whatcom County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/whatcom-county-washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/whatcom-county-washington.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/whatcom-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $1,489 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.8% from 2026. That is the 7th highest of 39 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County?

$1,489 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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