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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in King County

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in King County was $2,549 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.9% from 2026. That is the 1st highest of 39 counties in 2027.

2027, USD2,549
Change on 2026+1.9%
Rank1st of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high2,6712025
Series low1,0562010

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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in King County, 2010 to 2027

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002010201320162019202220272010: 1,056 USD2011: 1,176 USD2012: 1,098 USD2013: 1,104 USD2014: 1,123 USD2015: 1,415 USD2016: 1,523 USD2017: 1,544 USD2018: 1,878 USD2019: 1,899 USD2020: 2,099 USD2021: 1,906 USD2022: 2,044 USD2023: 2,455 USD2024: 2,645 USD2025: 2,671 USD2026: 2,501 USD2027: 2,549 USD1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020102016202220272010: 1,056 USD2011: 1,176 USD2012: 1,098 USD2013: 1,104 USD2014: 1,123 USD2015: 1,415 USD2016: 1,523 USD2017: 1,544 USD2018: 1,878 USD2019: 1,899 USD2020: 2,099 USD2021: 1,906 USD2022: 2,044 USD2023: 2,455 USD2024: 2,645 USD2025: 2,671 USD2026: 2,501 USD2027: 2,549 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20272,549
20262,501
20252,671
20242,645
20232,455
20222,044
20211,906
20202,099
20191,899
20181,878
20171,544
20161,523
20151,415
20141,123
20131,104
20121,098
20111,176
20101,056

King County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,262 USDAsotin County: 1,234 USDBenton County: 1,487 USDChelan County: 1,467 USDClallam County: 1,429 USDClark County: 1,878 USDColumbia County: 1,190 USDCowlitz County: 1,398 USDDouglas County: 1,467 USDFerry County: 1,058 USDFranklin County: 1,487 USDGarfield County: 1,143 USDGrant County: 1,361 USDGrays Harbor County: 1,345 USDIsland County: 1,824 USDJefferson County: 1,588 USDKing County: 2,549 USDKitsap County: 1,967 USDKittitas County: 1,655 USDKlickitat County: 1,447 USDLewis County: 1,435 USDLincoln County: 1,091 USDMason County: 1,572 USDOkanogan County: 1,202 USDPacific County: 1,282 USDPend Oreille County: 1,298 USDPierce County: 2,064 USDSan Juan County: 2,022 USDSkagit County: 1,668 USDSkamania County: 1,878 USDSnohomish County: 2,549 USDSpokane County: 1,494 USDStevens County: 1,121 USDThurston County: 1,946 USDWahkiakum County: 1,183 USDWalla Walla County: 1,561 USDWhatcom County: 1,872 USDWhitman County: 1,269 USDYakima County: 1,313 USD
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 and over
Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. King 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 two-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: two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), King 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), King 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-two-bedroom/king-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), King 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-two-bedroom/king-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), King 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-two-bedroom/king-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in King County was $2,549 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.9% from 2026. That is the 1st 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$2,671 in 2025, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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