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Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly)

Sammamish, WA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 91 cities in 2021, at $2,547. Aberdeen, WA had the lowest, at $859. The median was $1,426 and the figure for Washington was $1,439. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,547Sammamish, WA
Lowest859Aberdeen, WA
Median1,42691 cities
Washington1,439History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Sammamish, WA: 2,547 USDSammamish, WA2,547Snoqualmie, WA: 2,429 USDSnoqualmie, WA2,429Issaquah, WA: 2,296 USDIssaquah, WA2,296Mercer Island, WA: 2,244 USDMercer Island, WA2,244Bellevue, WA: 2,220 USDBellevue, WA2,220Redmond, WA: 2,172 USDRedmond, WA2,172Woodinville, WA: 2,097 USDWoodinville, WA2,097Ridgefield, WA: 2,048 USDRidgefield, WA2,048Newcastle, WA: 2,004 USDNewcastle, WA2,004Kirkland, WA: 2,002 USDKirkland, WA2,002Maple Valley, WA: 1,989 USDMaple Valley, WA1,989Mill Creek, WA: 1,968 USDMill Creek, WA1,968Bothell, WA: 1,956 USDBothell, WA1,956Covington, WA: 1,907 USDCovington, WA1,907Mukilteo, WA: 1,874 USDMukilteo, WA1,874Lake Forest Park, WA: 1,839 USDLake Forest Park, WA1,839Lake Stevens, WA: 1,803 USDLake Stevens, WA1,803Seattle, WA: 1,801 USDSeattle, WA1,801Bainbridge Island, WA: 1,771 USDBainbridge Island, WA1,771Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,762 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,762Bonney Lake, WA: 1,748 USDBonney Lake, WA1,748Renton, WA: 1,733 USDRenton, WA1,733Shoreline, WA: 1,730 USDShoreline, WA1,730Kenmore, WA: 1,704 USDKenmore, WA1,704Monroe, WA: 1,675 USDMonroe, WA1,675Sumner, WA: 1,627 USDSumner, WA1,627Edmonds, WA: 1,624 USDEdmonds, WA1,624Gig Harbor, WA: 1,621 USDGig Harbor, WA1,621Kent, WA: 1,612 USDKent, WA1,612Fife, WA: 1,562 USDFife, WA1,562Lacey, WA: 1,550 USDLacey, WA1,550Arlington, WA: 1,549 USDArlington, WA1,549Marysville, WA: 1,548 USDMarysville, WA1,548Burien, WA: 1,543 USDBurien, WA1,543Des Moines, WA: 1,543 USDDes Moines, WA1,543Poulsbo, WA: 1,531 USDPoulsbo, WA1,531Tukwila, WA: 1,515 USDTukwila, WA1,515SeaTac, WA: 1,506 USDSeaTac, WA1,506Camas, WA: 1,504 USDCamas, WA1,504Port Orchard, WA: 1,491 USDPort Orchard, WA1,491Sammamish, WA: 2,547 USDSammamish, WA2,547Snoqualmie, WA: 2,429 USDSnoqualmie, WA2,429Issaquah, WA: 2,296 USDIssaquah, WA2,296Mercer Island, WA: 2,244 USDMercer Island, WA2,244Bellevue, WA: 2,220 USDBellevue, WA2,220Redmond, WA: 2,172 USDRedmond, WA2,172Woodinville, WA: 2,097 USDWoodinville, WA2,097Ridgefield, WA: 2,048 USDRidgefield, WA2,048Newcastle, WA: 2,004 USDNewcastle, WA2,004Kirkland, WA: 2,002 USDKirkland, WA2,002Maple Valley, WA: 1,989 USDMaple Valley, WA1,989Mill Creek, WA: 1,968 USDMill Creek, WA1,968Bothell, WA: 1,956 USDBothell, WA1,956Covington, WA: 1,907 USDCovington, WA1,907Mukilteo, WA: 1,874 USDMukilteo, WA1,874Lake Forest Park, WA: 1,839 USDLake Forest Park, WA1,839Lake Stevens, WA: 1,803 USDLake Stevens, WA1,803Seattle, WA: 1,801 USDSeattle, WA1,801Bainbridge Island, WA: 1,771 USDBainbridge Island, WA1,771Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,762 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,762Bonney Lake, WA: 1,748 USDBonney Lake, WA1,748Renton, WA: 1,733 USDRenton, WA1,733Shoreline, WA: 1,730 USDShoreline, WA1,730Kenmore, WA: 1,704 USDKenmore, WA1,704Monroe, WA: 1,675 USDMonroe, WA1,675Sumner, WA: 1,627 USDSumner, WA1,627Edmonds, WA: 1,624 USDEdmonds, WA1,624Gig Harbor, WA: 1,621 USDGig Harbor, WA1,621Kent, WA: 1,612 USDKent, WA1,612Fife, WA: 1,562 USDFife, WA1,562Lacey, WA: 1,550 USDLacey, WA1,550Arlington, WA: 1,549 USDArlington, WA1,549Marysville, WA: 1,548 USDMarysville, WA1,548Burien, WA: 1,543 USDBurien, WA1,543Des Moines, WA: 1,543 USDDes Moines, WA1,543Poulsbo, WA: 1,531 USDPoulsbo, WA1,531Tukwila, WA: 1,515 USDTukwila, WA1,515SeaTac, WA: 1,506 USDSeaTac, WA1,506Camas, WA: 1,504 USDCamas, WA1,504Port Orchard, WA: 1,491 USDPort Orchard, WA1,491
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Sammamish, WA2,547
2Snoqualmie, WA2,429
3Issaquah, WA2,296
4Mercer Island, WA2,244
5Bellevue, WA2,220
6Redmond, WA2,172
7Woodinville, WA2,097
8Ridgefield, WA2,048
9Newcastle, WA2,004
10Kirkland, WA2,002
11Maple Valley, WA1,989
12Mill Creek, WA1,968
13Bothell, WA1,956
14Covington, WA1,907
15Mukilteo, WA1,874
16Lake Forest Park, WA1,839
17Lake Stevens, WA1,803
18Seattle, WA1,801
19Bainbridge Island, WA1,771
20Mountlake Terrace, WA1,762
21Bonney Lake, WA1,748
22Renton, WA1,733
23Shoreline, WA1,730
24Kenmore, WA1,704
25Monroe, WA1,675
26Sumner, WA1,627
27Edmonds, WA1,624
28Gig Harbor, WA1,621
29Kent, WA1,612
30Fife, WA1,562
31Lacey, WA1,550
32Arlington, WA1,549
33Marysville, WA1,548
34Burien, WA1,543
34Des Moines, WA1,543
36Poulsbo, WA1,531
37Tukwila, WA1,515
38SeaTac, WA1,506
39Camas, WA1,504
40Port Orchard, WA1,491
41Puyallup, WA1,490
42Edgewood, WA1,488
43Federal Way, WA1,487
44Lynnwood, WA1,439
45Yelm, WA1,430
46Everett, WA1,426
47Auburn, WA1,401
48Vancouver, WA1,396
49University Place, WA1,395
50Liberty Lake, WA1,392
51Lynden, WA1,385
52West Richland, WA1,365
53Anacortes, WA1,360
54Tumwater, WA1,352
55Tacoma, WA1,343
56Burlington, WA1,331
57Oak Harbor, WA1,326
58Washougal, WA1,311
59Olympia, WA1,290
60Enumclaw, WA1,274
61Battle Ground, WA1,248
62Sedro-Woolley, WA1,243
63Bremerton, WA1,223
64Bellingham, WA1,222
65Richland, WA1,194
66Snohomish, WA1,188
67Lakewood, WA1,183
68Ferndale, WA1,174
69Airway Heights, WA1,114
69Mount Vernon, WA1,114
71Ellensburg, WA1,096
72Walla Walla, WA1,089
73Port Townsend, WA1,076
74East Wenatchee, WA1,066
75Shelton, WA1,065
76Spokane Valley, WA1,057
77Moses Lake, WA1,036
78Wenatchee, WA1,029
79Kennewick, WA1,026
80Kelso, WA1,008
81Port Angeles, WA1,006
82Pasco, WA993
83Longview, WA969
84Cheney, WA956
84Spokane, WA956
86Sunnyside, WA923
87Centralia, WA908
87Yakima, WA908
89Grandview, WA905
90Pullman, WA896
91Aberdeen, WA859

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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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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