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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 2023, at $3,090. Centralia, WA had the lowest, at $1,003. The median was $1,675 and the figure for Washington was $1,682. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,090Snoqualmie, WA
Lowest1,003Centralia, WA
Median1,67591 cities
Washington1,682History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Snoqualmie, WA: 3,090 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,090Sammamish, WA: 2,728 USDSammamish, WA2,728Bellevue, WA: 2,505 USDBellevue, WA2,505Issaquah, WA: 2,484 USDIssaquah, WA2,484Mercer Island, WA: 2,464 USDMercer Island, WA2,464Woodinville, WA: 2,352 USDWoodinville, WA2,352Redmond, WA: 2,343 USDRedmond, WA2,343Kirkland, WA: 2,342 USDKirkland, WA2,342Ridgefield, WA: 2,324 USDRidgefield, WA2,324Newcastle, WA: 2,314 USDNewcastle, WA2,314Bothell, WA: 2,295 USDBothell, WA2,295Covington, WA: 2,220 USDCovington, WA2,220Bonney Lake, WA: 2,212 USDBonney Lake, WA2,212Lake Forest Park, WA: 2,205 USDLake Forest Park, WA2,205Mill Creek, WA: 2,197 USDMill Creek, WA2,197Lake Stevens, WA: 2,189 USDLake Stevens, WA2,189Maple Valley, WA: 2,189 USDMaple Valley, WA2,189Mukilteo, WA: 2,127 USDMukilteo, WA2,127Gig Harbor, WA: 2,097 USDGig Harbor, WA2,097Bainbridge Island, WA: 2,081 USDBainbridge Island, WA2,081Seattle, WA: 1,998 USDSeattle, WA1,998Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,966 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,966Kenmore, WA: 1,944 USDKenmore, WA1,944Shoreline, WA: 1,938 USDShoreline, WA1,938Renton, WA: 1,923 USDRenton, WA1,923Monroe, WA: 1,902 USDMonroe, WA1,902Camas, WA: 1,900 USDCamas, WA1,900Sumner, WA: 1,886 USDSumner, WA1,886Marysville, WA: 1,863 USDMarysville, WA1,863Edmonds, WA: 1,850 USDEdmonds, WA1,850Edgewood, WA: 1,837 USDEdgewood, WA1,837Fife, WA: 1,836 USDFife, WA1,836Kent, WA: 1,833 USDKent, WA1,833Lacey, WA: 1,805 USDLacey, WA1,805Tukwila, WA: 1,786 USDTukwila, WA1,786Liberty Lake, WA: 1,782 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,782Poulsbo, WA: 1,767 USDPoulsbo, WA1,767Arlington, WA: 1,764 USDArlington, WA1,764Port Orchard, WA: 1,760 USDPort Orchard, WA1,760Puyallup, WA: 1,750 USDPuyallup, WA1,750Snoqualmie, WA: 3,090 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,090Sammamish, WA: 2,728 USDSammamish, WA2,728Bellevue, WA: 2,505 USDBellevue, WA2,505Issaquah, WA: 2,484 USDIssaquah, WA2,484Mercer Island, WA: 2,464 USDMercer Island, WA2,464Woodinville, WA: 2,352 USDWoodinville, WA2,352Redmond, WA: 2,343 USDRedmond, WA2,343Kirkland, WA: 2,342 USDKirkland, WA2,342Ridgefield, WA: 2,324 USDRidgefield, WA2,324Newcastle, WA: 2,314 USDNewcastle, WA2,314Bothell, WA: 2,295 USDBothell, WA2,295Covington, WA: 2,220 USDCovington, WA2,220Bonney Lake, WA: 2,212 USDBonney Lake, WA2,212Lake Forest Park, WA: 2,205 USDLake Forest Park, WA2,205Mill Creek, WA: 2,197 USDMill Creek, WA2,197Lake Stevens, WA: 2,189 USDLake Stevens, WA2,189Maple Valley, WA: 2,189 USDMaple Valley, WA2,189Mukilteo, WA: 2,127 USDMukilteo, WA2,127Gig Harbor, WA: 2,097 USDGig Harbor, WA2,097Bainbridge Island, WA: 2,081 USDBainbridge Island, WA2,081Seattle, WA: 1,998 USDSeattle, WA1,998Mountlake Terrace, WA: 1,966 USDMountlake Terrace, WA1,966Kenmore, WA: 1,944 USDKenmore, WA1,944Shoreline, WA: 1,938 USDShoreline, WA1,938Renton, WA: 1,923 USDRenton, WA1,923Monroe, WA: 1,902 USDMonroe, WA1,902Camas, WA: 1,900 USDCamas, WA1,900Sumner, WA: 1,886 USDSumner, WA1,886Marysville, WA: 1,863 USDMarysville, WA1,863Edmonds, WA: 1,850 USDEdmonds, WA1,850Edgewood, WA: 1,837 USDEdgewood, WA1,837Fife, WA: 1,836 USDFife, WA1,836Kent, WA: 1,833 USDKent, WA1,833Lacey, WA: 1,805 USDLacey, WA1,805Tukwila, WA: 1,786 USDTukwila, WA1,786Liberty Lake, WA: 1,782 USDLiberty Lake, WA1,782Poulsbo, WA: 1,767 USDPoulsbo, WA1,767Arlington, WA: 1,764 USDArlington, WA1,764Port Orchard, WA: 1,760 USDPort Orchard, WA1,760Puyallup, WA: 1,750 USDPuyallup, WA1,750
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Snoqualmie, WA3,090+3%
2Sammamish, WA2,728+3.8%
3Bellevue, WA2,505+3.4%
4Issaquah, WA2,484+3.1%
5Mercer Island, WA2,464+6.4%
6Woodinville, WA2,352+3.9%
7Redmond, WA2,343+1.9%
8Kirkland, WA2,342+4.1%
9Ridgefield, WA2,324+5.6%
10Newcastle, WA2,314+7%
11Bothell, WA2,295+5.6%
12Covington, WA2,220+6.5%
13Bonney Lake, WA2,212+10.3%
14Lake Forest Park, WA2,205+10.7%
15Mill Creek, WA2,197+3%
16Lake Stevens, WA2,189+10.2%
16Maple Valley, WA2,189+2.9%
18Mukilteo, WA2,127+6.4%
19Gig Harbor, WA2,097+12.8%
20Bainbridge Island, WA2,081+5.9%
21Seattle, WA1,998+2.7%
22Mountlake Terrace, WA1,966+7.4%
23Kenmore, WA1,944+5.1%
24Shoreline, WA1,938+4.6%
25Renton, WA1,923+3.2%
26Monroe, WA1,902+3.6%
27Camas, WA1,900+5.7%
28Sumner, WA1,886+7.2%
29Marysville, WA1,863+5.7%
30Edmonds, WA1,850+1.6%
31Edgewood, WA1,837+10.7%
32Fife, WA1,836+6.1%
33Kent, WA1,833+5.2%
34Lacey, WA1,805+10.1%
35Tukwila, WA1,786+5.2%
36Liberty Lake, WA1,782+2.9%
37Poulsbo, WA1,767+7.6%
38Arlington, WA1,764+3.2%
39Port Orchard, WA1,760+5%
40Puyallup, WA1,750+5.2%
41Burien, WA1,742+5.6%
42Federal Way, WA1,738+4.7%
43Des Moines, WA1,727+3.9%
44Auburn, WA1,713+7.5%
45Everett, WA1,675+4%
45Lynnwood, WA1,675+4%
47Enumclaw, WA1,672+25%
48University Place, WA1,664+6.3%
49Tumwater, WA1,654+9.8%
50SeaTac, WA1,637+0.7%
51Vancouver, WA1,632+7%
52Oak Harbor, WA1,629+6.6%
53Lynden, WA1,623+15.5%
54Anacortes, WA1,609+5.4%
55Tacoma, WA1,597+7.3%
56Burlington, WA1,593+4.1%
57Washougal, WA1,592+14%
58West Richland, WA1,577+13.2%
59Bremerton, WA1,535+8.6%
60Olympia, WA1,509+5%
61Bellingham, WA1,478+6.7%
62Battle Ground, WA1,469+0.9%
63Ferndale, WA1,461+8.9%
64Lakewood, WA1,460+10.8%
64Sedro-Woolley, WA1,460+2%
66Snohomish, WA1,459+13%
67Richland, WA1,397+5.8%
68Yelm, WA1,363+0.6%
69Airway Heights, WA1,313+3.3%
70Shelton, WA1,298+4.6%
71East Wenatchee, WA1,284+8.3%
72Ellensburg, WA1,258+6.9%
73Mount Vernon, WA1,255+5.9%
74Spokane Valley, WA1,247+6.1%
75Moses Lake, WA1,203+10.6%
76Pasco, WA1,201+4.4%
77Kennewick, WA1,199+7.7%
78Wenatchee, WA1,194+3.6%
79Walla Walla, WA1,176+6%
80Port Townsend, WA1,151+3.6%
81Spokane, WA1,141+7.6%
82Port Angeles, WA1,134+1.4%
83Kelso, WA1,131+4.7%
84Longview, WA1,119+6.6%
85Cheney, WA1,075+5.4%
85Yakima, WA1,075+6%
87Sunnyside, WA1,065+3.6%
88Grandview, WA1,058+5.3%
89Aberdeen, WA1,024+10.9%
90Pullman, WA1,010+4%
91Centralia, WA1,003+1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Snoqualmie, WA, with $3,090 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Centralia, WA, with $1,003 in 2023.

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