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Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County

Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $3,129 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 4% from 2026. That is the 5th highest of 39 counties in 2027.

2027, USD3,129
Change on 2026+4%
Rank5th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high3,1292027
Series low1,3382010

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

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5002010201320162019202220272010: 1,338 USD2011: 1,394 USD2012: 1,397 USD2013: 1,458 USD2014: 1,431 USD2015: 1,533 USD2016: 1,589 USD2017: 1,706 USD2018: 1,811 USD2019: 1,858 USD2020: 2,063 USD2021: 2,156 USD2022: 2,146 USD2023: 2,308 USD2024: 2,666 USD2025: 2,757 USD2026: 3,010 USD2027: 3,129 USD1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50020102016202220272010: 1,338 USD2011: 1,394 USD2012: 1,397 USD2013: 1,458 USD2014: 1,431 USD2015: 1,533 USD2016: 1,589 USD2017: 1,706 USD2018: 1,811 USD2019: 1,858 USD2020: 2,063 USD2021: 2,156 USD2022: 2,146 USD2023: 2,308 USD2024: 2,666 USD2025: 2,757 USD2026: 3,010 USD2027: 3,129 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20273,129
20263,010
20252,757
20242,666
20232,308
20222,146
20212,156
20202,063
20191,858
20181,811
20171,706
20161,589
20151,533
20141,431
20131,458
20121,397
20111,394
20101,338

Whatcom County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 2,109 USDAsotin County: 2,028 USDBenton County: 2,341 USDChelan County: 2,452 USDClallam County: 2,289 USDClark County: 3,069 USDColumbia County: 1,989 USDCowlitz County: 2,337 USDDouglas County: 2,452 USDFerry County: 1,768 USDFranklin County: 2,341 USDGarfield County: 1,910 USDGrant County: 2,275 USDGrays Harbor County: 2,123 USDIsland County: 2,987 USDJefferson County: 2,654 USDKing County: 3,954 USDKitsap County: 2,804 USDKittitas County: 2,766 USDKlickitat County: 1,965 USDLewis County: 2,177 USDLincoln County: 1,824 USDMason County: 2,320 USDOkanogan County: 1,706 USDPacific County: 2,143 USDPend Oreille County: 2,170 USDPierce County: 3,219 USDSan Juan County: 2,657 USDSkagit County: 2,578 USDSkamania County: 3,069 USDSnohomish County: 3,954 USDSpokane County: 2,497 USDStevens County: 1,874 USDThurston County: 3,141 USDWahkiakum County: 1,977 USDWalla Walla County: 2,609 USDWhatcom County: 3,129 USDWhitman County: 2,121 USDYakima County: 2,049 USD
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  • 2,000 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 3,000
  • 3,000 and over
Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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 a four-bedroom unit 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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-four-bedroom/whatcom-county-washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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-four-bedroom/whatcom-county-washington.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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-four-bedroom/whatcom-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Whatcom County, 2010 to 2027}},
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What is the fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County?

Fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $3,129 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 4% from 2026. That is the 5th 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$3,129 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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