Counties in Washington by median gross rent (monthly)

King County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 39 counties in 2023, at $2,035. Ferry County had the lowest, at $703. The median was $1,119 and the figure for Washington was $1,682. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,035King County
Lowest703Ferry County
Median1,11939 counties
Washington1,682History

All counties, 2023

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King CountyKing County: 2,035 USD2,035Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 1,866 USD1,866Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 1,741 USD1,741Pierce CountyPierce County: 1,722 USD1,722Clark CountyClark County: 1,668 USD1,668Thurston CountyThurston County: 1,634 USD1,634Island CountyIsland County: 1,631 USD1,631Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 1,465 USD1,465Skagit CountySkagit County: 1,439 USD1,439San Juan CountySan Juan County: 1,413 USD1,413Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,291 USD1,291Benton CountyBenton County: 1,256 USD1,256Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1,253 USD1,253Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,234 USD1,234Mason CountyMason County: 1,205 USD1,205Spokane CountySpokane County: 1,200 USD1,200Chelan CountyChelan County: 1,182 USD1,182Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,171 USD1,171Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 1,169 USD1,169Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 1,119 USD1,119Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 1,113 USD1,113Clallam CountyClallam County: 1,110 USD1,110Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1,086 USD1,086Yakima CountyYakima County: 1,068 USD1,068Grant CountyGrant County: 1,059 USD1,059Lewis CountyLewis County: 1,044 USD1,044Skamania CountySkamania County: 1,024 USD1,024Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 1,018 USD1,018Whitman CountyWhitman County: 1,002 USD1,002Asotin CountyAsotin County: 994 USD994Pacific CountyPacific County: 962 USD962Columbia CountyColumbia County: 944 USD944Adams CountyAdams County: 901 USD901Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 872 USD872Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 868 USD868Stevens CountyStevens County: 864 USD864Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 786 USD786Garfield CountyGarfield County: 768 USD768Ferry CountyFerry County: 703 USD703
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1King County2,035+4.4%
2Snohomish County1,866+4%
3Kitsap County1,741+6.5%
4Pierce County1,722+7.4%
5Clark County1,668+6.1%
6Thurston County1,634+9%
7Island County1,631+7.5%
8Whatcom County1,465+6.9%
9Skagit County1,439+6.6%
10San Juan County1,413+10.5%
11Jefferson County1,291+10.4%
12Benton County1,256+7.7%
13Kittitas County1,253+8.8%
14Douglas County1,234+4.5%
15Mason County1,205+6%
16Spokane County1,200+6.9%
17Chelan County1,182+3.5%
18Franklin County1,171+4.2%
19Cowlitz County1,169+7.2%
20Klickitat County1,119+13.5%
21Walla Walla County1,113+6.6%
22Clallam County1,110+1.6%
23Wahkiakum County1,086-2.2%
24Yakima County1,068+5.7%
25Grant County1,059+8.2%
26Lewis County1,044+2.8%
27Skamania County1,024+0.5%
28Grays Harbor County1,018+8%
29Whitman County1,002+4.5%
30Asotin County994+5.6%
31Pacific County962+0.7%
32Columbia County944+11.5%
33Adams County901-0.1%
34Lincoln County872+3.9%
35Okanogan County868+0.7%
36Stevens County864+4.5%
37Pend Oreille County786-0.9%
38Garfield County768+5.9%
39Ferry County703+1.9%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

King County, with $2,035 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ferry County, with $703 in 2023.

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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