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Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County

Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $1,529 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2.4% from 2026. That is the 9th highest of 39 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,529
Change on 2026+2.4%
Rank9th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high1,5292027
Series low6492010

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

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6002010201320162019202220272010: 649 USD2011: 676 USD2012: 677 USD2013: 686 USD2014: 673 USD2015: 721 USD2016: 699 USD2017: 747 USD2018: 790 USD2019: 811 USD2020: 905 USD2021: 972 USD2022: 996 USD2023: 1,101 USD2024: 1,306 USD2025: 1,381 USD2026: 1,493 USD2027: 1,529 USD5007501,0001,2501,5001,75020102016202220272010: 649 USD2011: 676 USD2012: 677 USD2013: 686 USD2014: 673 USD2015: 721 USD2016: 699 USD2017: 747 USD2018: 790 USD2019: 811 USD2020: 905 USD2021: 972 USD2022: 996 USD2023: 1,101 USD2024: 1,306 USD2025: 1,381 USD2026: 1,493 USD2027: 1,529 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,529
20261,493
20251,381
20241,306
20231,101
2022996
2021972
2020905
2019811
2018790
2017747
2016699
2015721
2014673
2013686
2012677
2011676
2010649

Whatcom County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 965 USDAsotin County: 943 USDBenton County: 1,230 USDChelan County: 1,121 USDClallam County: 1,098 USDClark County: 1,633 USDColumbia County: 1,093 USDCowlitz County: 1,124 USDDouglas County: 1,121 USDFerry County: 809 USDFranklin County: 1,230 USDGarfield County: 874 USDGrant County: 1,040 USDGrays Harbor County: 1,045 USDIsland County: 1,459 USDJefferson County: 1,341 USDKing County: 2,180 USDKitsap County: 1,535 USDKittitas County: 1,267 USDKlickitat County: 1,106 USDLewis County: 1,097 USDLincoln County: 950 USDMason County: 1,202 USDOkanogan County: 946 USDPacific County: 1,028 USDPend Oreille County: 992 USDPierce County: 1,682 USDSan Juan County: 1,546 USDSkagit County: 1,275 USDSkamania County: 1,633 USDSnohomish County: 2,180 USDSpokane County: 1,173 USDStevens County: 878 USDThurston County: 1,656 USDWahkiakum County: 1,066 USDWalla Walla County: 1,193 USDWhatcom County: 1,529 USDWhitman County: 1,001 USDYakima County: 1,004 USD
  • Under 970
  • 970 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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 one-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: one bedroom, 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/whatcom-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $1,529 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2.4% from 2026. That is the 9th 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$1,529 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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