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Counties in Washington by median gross rent (monthly)

King County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 39 counties in 2021, at $1,801. Garfield County had the lowest, at $624. The median was $987 and the figure for Washington was $1,439. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,801King County
Lowest624Garfield County
Median98739 counties
Washington1,439History

All counties, 2021

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King CountyKing County: 1,801 USD1,801Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 1,641 USD1,641Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 1,444 USD1,444Pierce CountyPierce County: 1,444 USD1,444Clark CountyClark County: 1,432 USD1,432Thurston CountyThurston County: 1,373 USD1,373Island CountyIsland County: 1,336 USD1,336Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 1,219 USD1,219Skagit CountySkagit County: 1,217 USD1,217San Juan CountySan Juan County: 1,201 USD1,201Benton CountyBenton County: 1,085 USD1,085Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1,085 USD1,085Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,079 USD1,079Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,077 USD1,077Mason CountyMason County: 1,050 USD1,050Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1,009 USD1,009Clallam CountyClallam County: 1,007 USD1,007Spokane CountySpokane County: 1,007 USD1,007Chelan CountyChelan County: 998 USD998Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 987 USD987Franklin CountyFranklin County: 977 USD977Lewis CountyLewis County: 933 USD933Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 921 USD921Yakima CountyYakima County: 915 USD915Skamania CountySkamania County: 913 USD913Grant CountyGrant County: 887 USD887Whitman CountyWhitman County: 887 USD887Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 873 USD873Pacific CountyPacific County: 867 USD867Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 867 USD867Asotin CountyAsotin County: 856 USD856Columbia CountyColumbia County: 823 USD823Adams CountyAdams County: 809 USD809Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 800 USD800Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 776 USD776Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 761 USD761Stevens CountyStevens County: 743 USD743Ferry CountyFerry County: 713 USD713Garfield CountyGarfield County: 624 USD624
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1King County1,801
2Snohomish County1,641
3Kitsap County1,444
3Pierce County1,444
5Clark County1,432
6Thurston County1,373
7Island County1,336
8Whatcom County1,219
9Skagit County1,217
10San Juan County1,201
11Benton County1,085
11Kittitas County1,085
13Jefferson County1,079
14Douglas County1,077
15Mason County1,050
16Walla Walla County1,009
17Clallam County1,007
17Spokane County1,007
19Chelan County998
20Cowlitz County987
21Franklin County977
22Lewis County933
23Klickitat County921
24Yakima County915
25Skamania County913
26Grant County887
26Whitman County887
28Grays Harbor County873
29Pacific County867
29Wahkiakum County867
31Asotin County856
32Columbia County823
33Adams County809
34Lincoln County800
35Okanogan County776
36Pend Oreille County761
37Stevens County743
38Ferry County713
39Garfield County624

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

King County, with $1,801 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Garfield County, with $624 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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