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Cities in Washington by median gross rent (monthly)

Snoqualmie, WA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 91 cities in 2022, at $3,000. Aberdeen, WA had the lowest, at $923. The median was $1,611 and the figure for Washington was $1,592. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,000Snoqualmie, WA
Lowest923Aberdeen, WA
Median1,61191 cities
Washington1,592History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Snoqualmie, WA: 3,000 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,000Sammamish, WA: 2,627 USDSammamish, WA2,627Bellevue, WA: 2,422 USDBellevue, WA2,422Issaquah, WA: 2,409 USDIssaquah, WA2,409Mercer Island, WA: 2,315 USDMercer Island, WA2,315Redmond, WA: 2,299 USDRedmond, WA2,299Woodinville, WA: 2,263 USDWoodinville, WA2,263Kirkland, WA: 2,250 USDKirkland, WA2,250Ridgefield, WA: 2,201 USDRidgefield, WA2,201Bothell, WA: 2,174 USDBothell, WA2,174Newcastle, WA: 2,163 USDNewcastle, WA2,163Mill Creek, WA: 2,134 USDMill Creek, WA2,134Maple Valley, WA: 2,127 USDMaple Valley, WA2,127Covington, WA: 2,085 USDCovington, WA2,085Bonney Lake, WA: 2,006 USDBonney Lake, WA2,006Mukilteo, WA: 1,999 USDMukilteo, WA1,999Lake Forest Park, WA: 1,992 USDLake Forest Park, WA1,992Lake Stevens, WA: 1,987 USDLake Stevens, WA1,987Bainbridge Island, WA: 1,965 USDBainbridge Island, WA1,965Seattle, WA: 1,945 USDSeattle, WA1,945Renton, WA: 1,864 USDRenton, WA1,864Gig Harbor, WA: 1,859 USDGig Harbor, WA1,859Shoreline, WA: 1,853 USDShoreline, WA1,853Kenmore, WA: 1,850 USDKenmore, WA1,850Monroe, WA: 1,836 USDMonroe, WA1,836Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,830 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,830Edmonds, WA: 1,821 USDEdmonds, WA1,821Camas, WA: 1,798 USDCamas, WA1,798Marysville, WA: 1,763 USDMarysville, WA1,763Sumner, WA: 1,759 USDSumner, WA1,759Kent, WA: 1,742 USDKent, WA1,742Liberty Lake, WA: 1,731 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,731Fife, WA: 1,730 USDFife, WA1,730Arlington, WA: 1,709 USDArlington, WA1,709Tukwila, WA: 1,697 USDTukwila, WA1,697Port Orchard, WA: 1,676 USDPort Orchard, WA1,676Puyallup, WA: 1,663 USDPuyallup, WA1,663Des Moines, WA: 1,662 USDDes Moines, WA1,662Federal Way, WA: 1,660 USDFederal Way, WA1,660Edgewood, WA: 1,659 USDEdgewood, WA1,659Snoqualmie, WA: 3,000 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,000Sammamish, WA: 2,627 USDSammamish, WA2,627Bellevue, WA: 2,422 USDBellevue, WA2,422Issaquah, WA: 2,409 USDIssaquah, WA2,409Mercer Island, WA: 2,315 USDMercer Island, WA2,315Redmond, WA: 2,299 USDRedmond, WA2,299Woodinville, WA: 2,263 USDWoodinville, WA2,263Kirkland, WA: 2,250 USDKirkland, WA2,250Ridgefield, WA: 2,201 USDRidgefield, WA2,201Bothell, WA: 2,174 USDBothell, WA2,174Newcastle, WA: 2,163 USDNewcastle, WA2,163Mill Creek, WA: 2,134 USDMill Creek, WA2,134Maple Valley, WA: 2,127 USDMaple Valley, WA2,127Covington, WA: 2,085 USDCovington, WA2,085Bonney Lake, WA: 2,006 USDBonney Lake, WA2,006Mukilteo, WA: 1,999 USDMukilteo, WA1,999Lake Forest Park, WA: 1,992 USDLake Forest Park, WA1,992Lake Stevens, WA: 1,987 USDLake Stevens, WA1,987Bainbridge Island, WA: 1,965 USDBainbridge Island, WA1,965Seattle, WA: 1,945 USDSeattle, WA1,945Renton, WA: 1,864 USDRenton, WA1,864Gig Harbor, WA: 1,859 USDGig Harbor, WA1,859Shoreline, WA: 1,853 USDShoreline, WA1,853Kenmore, WA: 1,850 USDKenmore, WA1,850Monroe, WA: 1,836 USDMonroe, WA1,836Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,830 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,830Edmonds, WA: 1,821 USDEdmonds, WA1,821Camas, WA: 1,798 USDCamas, WA1,798Marysville, WA: 1,763 USDMarysville, WA1,763Sumner, WA: 1,759 USDSumner, WA1,759Kent, WA: 1,742 USDKent, WA1,742Liberty Lake, WA: 1,731 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,731Fife, WA: 1,730 USDFife, WA1,730Arlington, WA: 1,709 USDArlington, WA1,709Tukwila, WA: 1,697 USDTukwila, WA1,697Port Orchard, WA: 1,676 USDPort Orchard, WA1,676Puyallup, WA: 1,663 USDPuyallup, WA1,663Des Moines, WA: 1,662 USDDes Moines, WA1,662Federal Way, WA: 1,660 USDFederal Way, WA1,660Edgewood, WA: 1,659 USDEdgewood, WA1,659
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Snoqualmie, WA3,000+23.5%
2Sammamish, WA2,627+3.1%
3Bellevue, WA2,422+9.1%
4Issaquah, WA2,409+4.9%
5Mercer Island, WA2,315+3.2%
6Redmond, WA2,299+5.8%
7Woodinville, WA2,263+7.9%
8Kirkland, WA2,250+12.4%
9Ridgefield, WA2,201+7.5%
10Bothell, WA2,174+11.1%
11Newcastle, WA2,163+7.9%
12Mill Creek, WA2,134+8.4%
13Maple Valley, WA2,127+6.9%
14Covington, WA2,085+9.3%
15Bonney Lake, WA2,006+14.8%
16Mukilteo, WA1,999+6.7%
17Lake Forest Park, WA1,992+8.3%
18Lake Stevens, WA1,987+10.2%
19Bainbridge Island, WA1,965+11%
20Seattle, WA1,945+8%
21Renton, WA1,864+7.6%
22Gig Harbor, WA1,859+14.7%
23Shoreline, WA1,853+7.1%
24Kenmore, WA1,850+8.6%
25Monroe, WA1,836+9.6%
26Mountlake Terrace, WA1,830+3.9%
27Edmonds, WA1,821+12.1%
28Camas, WA1,798+19.5%
29Marysville, WA1,763+13.9%
30Sumner, WA1,759+8.1%
31Kent, WA1,742+8.1%
32Liberty Lake, WA1,731+24.4%
33Fife, WA1,730+10.8%
34Arlington, WA1,709+10.3%
35Tukwila, WA1,697+12%
36Port Orchard, WA1,676+12.4%
37Puyallup, WA1,663+11.6%
38Des Moines, WA1,662+7.7%
39Federal Way, WA1,660+11.6%
40Edgewood, WA1,659+11.5%
41Burien, WA1,649+6.9%
42Poulsbo, WA1,642+7.3%
43Lacey, WA1,639+5.7%
44SeaTac, WA1,626+8%
45Everett, WA1,611+13%
45Lynnwood, WA1,611+12%
47Auburn, WA1,594+13.8%
48University Place, WA1,565+12.2%
49Burlington, WA1,530+15%
50Oak Harbor, WA1,528+15.2%
51Anacortes, WA1,526+12.2%
52Vancouver, WA1,525+9.2%
53Tumwater, WA1,506+11.4%
54Tacoma, WA1,489+10.9%
55Battle Ground, WA1,456+16.7%
56Olympia, WA1,437+11.4%
57Sedro-Woolley, WA1,432+15.2%
58Bremerton, WA1,413+15.5%
59Lynden, WA1,405+1.4%
60Washougal, WA1,397+6.6%
61West Richland, WA1,393+2.1%
62Bellingham, WA1,385+13.3%
63Yelm, WA1,355-5.2%
64Ferndale, WA1,341+14.2%
65Enumclaw, WA1,338+5%
66Richland, WA1,321+10.6%
67Lakewood, WA1,318+11.4%
68Snohomish, WA1,291+8.7%
69Airway Heights, WA1,271+14.1%
70Shelton, WA1,241+16.5%
71East Wenatchee, WA1,186+11.3%
72Mount Vernon, WA1,185+6.4%
73Ellensburg, WA1,177+7.4%
74Spokane Valley, WA1,175+11.2%
75Wenatchee, WA1,152+12%
76Pasco, WA1,150+15.8%
77Port Angeles, WA1,118+11.1%
78Kennewick, WA1,113+8.5%
79Port Townsend, WA1,111+3.3%
80Walla Walla, WA1,109+1.8%
81Moses Lake, WA1,088+5%
82Kelso, WA1,080+7.1%
83Spokane, WA1,060+10.9%
84Longview, WA1,050+8.4%
85Sunnyside, WA1,028+11.4%
86Cheney, WA1,020+6.7%
87Yakima, WA1,014+11.7%
88Grandview, WA1,005+11%
89Centralia, WA993+9.4%
90Pullman, WA971+8.4%
91Aberdeen, WA923+7.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Snoqualmie, WA, with $3,000 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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