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Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Snoqualmie, WA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 91 cities in 2024, at $2,938. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at $1,026. The median was $1,779 and the figure for Washington was $1,760. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,938Snoqualmie, WA
Lowest1,026Sunnyside, WA
Median1,77991 cities
Washington1,760History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Snoqualmie, WA: 2,938 USDSnoqualmie, WA2,938Sammamish, WA: 2,857 USDSammamish, WA2,857Issaquah, WA: 2,590 USDIssaquah, WA2,590Bellevue, WA: 2,572 USDBellevue, WA2,572Mercer Island, WA: 2,502 USDMercer Island, WA2,502Woodinville, WA: 2,416 USDWoodinville, WA2,416Redmond, WA: 2,409 USDRedmond, WA2,409Kirkland, WA: 2,401 USDKirkland, WA2,401Newcastle, WA: 2,369 USDNewcastle, WA2,369Bothell, WA: 2,346 USDBothell, WA2,346Ridgefield, WA: 2,335 USDRidgefield, WA2,335Lake Forest Park, WA: 2,333 USDLake Forest Park, WA2,333Maple Valley, WA: 2,304 USDMaple Valley, WA2,304Gig Harbor, WA: 2,301 USDGig Harbor, WA2,301Bonney Lake, WA: 2,256 USDBonney Lake, WA2,256Mill Creek, WA: 2,249 USDMill Creek, WA2,249Covington, WA: 2,232 USDCovington, WA2,232Lake Stevens, WA: 2,224 USDLake Stevens, WA2,224Bainbridge Island, WA: 2,194 USDBainbridge Island, WA2,194Mukilteo, WA: 2,166 USDMukilteo, WA2,166Camas, WA: 2,090 USDCamas, WA2,090Edgewood, WA: 2,034 USDEdgewood, WA2,034Seattle, WA: 2,030 USDSeattle, WA2,030Mountlake Terrace, WA: 2,004 USDMountlake Terrace, WA2,004Renton, WA: 1,998 USDRenton, WA1,998Marysville, WA: 1,997 USDMarysville, WA1,997Shoreline, WA: 1,985 USDShoreline, WA1,985Sumner, WA: 1,974 USDSumner, WA1,974Enumclaw, WA: 1,954 USDEnumclaw, WA1,954Monroe, WA: 1,950 USDMonroe, WA1,950Kenmore, WA: 1,949 USDKenmore, WA1,949Kent, WA: 1,909 USDKent, WA1,909Arlington, WA: 1,905 USDArlington, WA1,905Edmonds, WA: 1,903 USDEdmonds, WA1,903Tukwila, WA: 1,898 USDTukwila, WA1,898Liberty Lake, WA: 1,895 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,895Fife, WA: 1,889 USDFife, WA1,889Poulsbo, WA: 1,886 USDPoulsbo, WA1,886Lacey, WA: 1,870 USDLacey, WA1,870Puyallup, WA: 1,812 USDPuyallup, WA1,812Snoqualmie, WA: 2,938 USDSnoqualmie, WA2,938Sammamish, WA: 2,857 USDSammamish, WA2,857Issaquah, WA: 2,590 USDIssaquah, WA2,590Bellevue, WA: 2,572 USDBellevue, WA2,572Mercer Island, WA: 2,502 USDMercer Island, WA2,502Woodinville, WA: 2,416 USDWoodinville, WA2,416Redmond, WA: 2,409 USDRedmond, WA2,409Kirkland, WA: 2,401 USDKirkland, WA2,401Newcastle, WA: 2,369 USDNewcastle, WA2,369Bothell, WA: 2,346 USDBothell, WA2,346Ridgefield, WA: 2,335 USDRidgefield, WA2,335Lake Forest Park, WA: 2,333 USDLake Forest Park, WA2,333Maple Valley, WA: 2,304 USDMaple Valley, WA2,304Gig Harbor, WA: 2,301 USDGig Harbor, WA2,301Bonney Lake, WA: 2,256 USDBonney Lake, WA2,256Mill Creek, WA: 2,249 USDMill Creek, WA2,249Covington, WA: 2,232 USDCovington, WA2,232Lake Stevens, WA: 2,224 USDLake Stevens, WA2,224Bainbridge Island, WA: 2,194 USDBainbridge Island, WA2,194Mukilteo, WA: 2,166 USDMukilteo, WA2,166Camas, WA: 2,090 USDCamas, WA2,090Edgewood, WA: 2,034 USDEdgewood, WA2,034Seattle, WA: 2,030 USDSeattle, WA2,030Mountlake Terrace, WA: 2,004 USDMountlake Terrace, WA2,004Renton, WA: 1,998 USDRenton, WA1,998Marysville, WA: 1,997 USDMarysville, WA1,997Shoreline, WA: 1,985 USDShoreline, WA1,985Sumner, WA: 1,974 USDSumner, WA1,974Enumclaw, WA: 1,954 USDEnumclaw, WA1,954Monroe, WA: 1,950 USDMonroe, WA1,950Kenmore, WA: 1,949 USDKenmore, WA1,949Kent, WA: 1,909 USDKent, WA1,909Arlington, WA: 1,905 USDArlington, WA1,905Edmonds, WA: 1,903 USDEdmonds, WA1,903Tukwila, WA: 1,898 USDTukwila, WA1,898Liberty Lake, WA: 1,895 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,895Fife, WA: 1,889 USDFife, WA1,889Poulsbo, WA: 1,886 USDPoulsbo, WA1,886Lacey, WA: 1,870 USDLacey, WA1,870Puyallup, WA: 1,812 USDPuyallup, WA1,812
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Snoqualmie, WA2,938-4.9%
2Sammamish, WA2,857+4.7%
3Issaquah, WA2,590+4.3%
4Bellevue, WA2,572+2.7%
5Mercer Island, WA2,502+1.5%
6Woodinville, WA2,416+2.7%
7Redmond, WA2,409+2.8%
8Kirkland, WA2,401+2.5%
9Newcastle, WA2,369+2.4%
10Bothell, WA2,346+2.2%
11Ridgefield, WA2,335+0.5%
12Lake Forest Park, WA2,333+5.8%
13Maple Valley, WA2,304+5.3%
14Gig Harbor, WA2,301+9.7%
15Bonney Lake, WA2,256+2%
16Mill Creek, WA2,249+2.4%
17Covington, WA2,232+0.5%
18Lake Stevens, WA2,224+1.6%
19Bainbridge Island, WA2,194+5.4%
20Mukilteo, WA2,166+1.8%
21Camas, WA2,090+10%
22Edgewood, WA2,034+10.7%
23Seattle, WA2,030+1.6%
24Mountlake Terrace, WA2,004+1.9%
25Renton, WA1,998+3.9%
26Marysville, WA1,997+7.2%
27Shoreline, WA1,985+2.4%
28Sumner, WA1,974+4.7%
29Enumclaw, WA1,954+16.9%
30Monroe, WA1,950+2.5%
31Kenmore, WA1,949+0.3%
32Kent, WA1,909+4.1%
33Arlington, WA1,905+8%
34Edmonds, WA1,903+2.9%
35Tukwila, WA1,898+6.3%
36Liberty Lake, WA1,895+6.3%
37Fife, WA1,889+2.9%
38Poulsbo, WA1,886+6.7%
39Lacey, WA1,870+3.6%
40Puyallup, WA1,812+3.5%
41Des Moines, WA1,799+4.2%
42Federal Way, WA1,797+3.4%
42Port Orchard, WA1,797+2.1%
44Auburn, WA1,786+4.3%
45Burien, WA1,782+2.3%
46Tumwater, WA1,779+7.6%
47University Place, WA1,762+5.9%
48Burlington, WA1,746+9.6%
49Lynnwood, WA1,742+4%
50Everett, WA1,740+3.9%
51Lynden, WA1,707+5.2%
52Anacortes, WA1,702+5.8%
52Vancouver, WA1,702+4.3%
54Washougal, WA1,701+6.8%
55Tacoma, WA1,676+4.9%
56SeaTac, WA1,660+1.4%
57Snohomish, WA1,654+13.4%
58Oak Harbor, WA1,645+1%
59Bremerton, WA1,641+6.9%
60Yelm, WA1,626+19.3%
61Olympia, WA1,599+6%
62West Richland, WA1,590+0.8%
63Port Townsend, WA1,578+37.1%
64Bellingham, WA1,577+6.7%
65Battle Ground, WA1,576+7.3%
66Lakewood, WA1,525+4.5%
66Sedro-Woolley, WA1,525+4.5%
68Ferndale, WA1,477+1.1%
69Richland, WA1,468+5.1%
70Mount Vernon, WA1,405+12%
71Airway Heights, WA1,389+5.8%
72Shelton, WA1,365+5.2%
73Spokane Valley, WA1,353+8.5%
74Ellensburg, WA1,340+6.5%
75East Wenatchee, WA1,327+3.3%
76Walla Walla, WA1,323+12.5%
77Wenatchee, WA1,248+4.5%
78Kennewick, WA1,240+3.4%
79Pasco, WA1,227+2.2%
80Kelso, WA1,220+7.9%
81Moses Lake, WA1,216+1.1%
82Spokane, WA1,215+6.5%
83Port Angeles, WA1,170+3.2%
84Cheney, WA1,156+7.5%
85Longview, WA1,137+1.6%
86Yakima, WA1,117+3.9%
87Grandview, WA1,107+4.6%
88Centralia, WA1,084+8.1%
89Pullman, WA1,062+5.1%
90Aberdeen, WA1,049+2.4%
91Sunnyside, WA1,026-3.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Snoqualmie, WA, with $2,938 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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