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

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $2,545 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2% from 2026. That is the 8th highest of 39 counties in 2027.

2027, USD2,545
Change on 2026+2%
Rank8th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high2,5452027
Series low1,1882010

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

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002010201320162019202220272010: 1,188 USD2011: 1,237 USD2012: 1,240 USD2013: 1,306 USD2014: 1,281 USD2015: 1,372 USD2016: 1,326 USD2017: 1,409 USD2018: 1,495 USD2019: 1,530 USD2020: 1,695 USD2021: 1,782 USD2022: 1,781 USD2023: 1,926 USD2024: 2,214 USD2025: 2,301 USD2026: 2,495 USD2027: 2,545 USD1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020102016202220272010: 1,188 USD2011: 1,237 USD2012: 1,240 USD2013: 1,306 USD2014: 1,281 USD2015: 1,372 USD2016: 1,326 USD2017: 1,409 USD2018: 1,495 USD2019: 1,530 USD2020: 1,695 USD2021: 1,782 USD2022: 1,781 USD2023: 1,926 USD2024: 2,214 USD2025: 2,301 USD2026: 2,495 USD2027: 2,545 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20272,545
20262,495
20252,301
20242,214
20231,926
20221,781
20211,782
20201,695
20191,530
20181,495
20171,409
20161,326
20151,372
20141,281
20131,306
20121,240
20111,237
20101,188

Whatcom County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,747 USDAsotin County: 1,709 USDBenton County: 2,051 USDChelan County: 1,989 USDClallam County: 1,973 USDClark County: 2,550 USDColumbia County: 1,648 USDCowlitz County: 1,936 USDDouglas County: 1,989 USDFerry County: 1,465 USDFranklin County: 2,051 USDGarfield County: 1,583 USDGrant County: 1,850 USDGrays Harbor County: 1,862 USDIsland County: 2,501 USDJefferson County: 2,199 USDKing County: 3,324 USDKitsap County: 2,637 USDKittitas County: 2,292 USDKlickitat County: 1,888 USDLewis County: 1,870 USDLincoln County: 1,511 USDMason County: 2,177 USDOkanogan County: 1,664 USDPacific County: 1,775 USDPend Oreille County: 1,674 USDPierce County: 2,849 USDSan Juan County: 2,647 USDSkagit County: 2,310 USDSkamania County: 2,550 USDSnohomish County: 3,324 USDSpokane County: 2,047 USDStevens County: 1,552 USDThurston County: 2,541 USDWahkiakum County: 1,638 USDWalla Walla County: 2,154 USDWhatcom County: 2,545 USDWhitman County: 1,757 USDYakima County: 1,818 USD
  • Under 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 2,500
  • 2,500 and over
Fair Market Rent, three 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 three-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: three 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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APA 7

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

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

Fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Whatcom County was $2,545 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 2% from 2026. That is the 8th 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$2,545 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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