Counties in Washington by median gross rent (monthly)

King County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 39 counties in 2022, at $1,950. Ferry County had the lowest, at $690. The median was $1,093 and the figure for Washington was $1,592. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,950King County
Lowest690Ferry County
Median1,09339 counties
Washington1,592History

All counties, 2022

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King CountyKing County: 1,950 USD1,950Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 1,794 USD1,794Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 1,635 USD1,635Pierce CountyPierce County: 1,604 USD1,604Clark CountyClark County: 1,572 USD1,572Island CountyIsland County: 1,517 USD1,517Thurston CountyThurston County: 1,499 USD1,499Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 1,370 USD1,370Skagit CountySkagit County: 1,350 USD1,350San Juan CountySan Juan County: 1,279 USD1,279Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,181 USD1,181Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,169 USD1,169Benton CountyBenton County: 1,166 USD1,166Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1,152 USD1,152Chelan CountyChelan County: 1,142 USD1,142Mason CountyMason County: 1,137 USD1,137Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,124 USD1,124Spokane CountySpokane County: 1,123 USD1,123Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1,110 USD1,110Clallam CountyClallam County: 1,093 USD1,093Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 1,090 USD1,090Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1,044 USD1,044Skamania CountySkamania County: 1,019 USD1,019Lewis CountyLewis County: 1,016 USD1,016Yakima CountyYakima County: 1,010 USD1,010Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 986 USD986Grant CountyGrant County: 979 USD979Whitman CountyWhitman County: 959 USD959Pacific CountyPacific County: 955 USD955Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 943 USD943Asotin CountyAsotin County: 941 USD941Adams CountyAdams County: 902 USD902Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 862 USD862Columbia CountyColumbia County: 847 USD847Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 839 USD839Stevens CountyStevens County: 827 USD827Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 793 USD793Garfield CountyGarfield County: 725 USD725Ferry CountyFerry County: 690 USD690
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1King County1,950+8.3%
2Snohomish County1,794+9.3%
3Kitsap County1,635+13.2%
4Pierce County1,604+11.1%
5Clark County1,572+9.8%
6Island County1,517+13.5%
7Thurston County1,499+9.2%
8Whatcom County1,370+12.4%
9Skagit County1,350+10.9%
10San Juan County1,279+6.5%
11Douglas County1,181+9.7%
12Jefferson County1,169+8.3%
13Benton County1,166+7.5%
14Kittitas County1,152+6.2%
15Chelan County1,142+14.4%
16Mason County1,137+8.3%
17Franklin County1,124+15%
18Spokane County1,123+11.5%
19Wahkiakum County1,110+28%
20Clallam County1,093+8.5%
21Cowlitz County1,090+10.4%
22Walla Walla County1,044+3.5%
23Skamania County1,019+11.6%
24Lewis County1,016+8.9%
25Yakima County1,010+10.4%
26Klickitat County986+7.1%
27Grant County979+10.4%
28Whitman County959+8.1%
29Pacific County955+10.1%
30Grays Harbor County943+8%
31Asotin County941+9.9%
32Adams County902+11.5%
33Okanogan County862+11.1%
34Columbia County847+2.9%
35Lincoln County839+4.9%
36Stevens County827+11.3%
37Pend Oreille County793+4.2%
38Garfield County725+16.2%
39Ferry County690-3.2%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

King County, with $1,950 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ferry County, with $690 in 2022.

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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