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Cities in Washington by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Des Moines, WA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 91 cities in 2024, at 69.4%. Snoqualmie, WA had the lowest, at 31.9%. The median was 52.8% and the figure for Washington was 50%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.4Des Moines, WA
Lowest31.9Snoqualmie, WA
Median52.891 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Des Moines, WA: 69.4 %Des Moines, WA69.4Burlington, WA: 69 %Burlington, WA69Bellingham, WA: 64.8 %Bellingham, WA64.8Pullman, WA: 64.5 %Pullman, WA64.5SeaTac, WA: 64.2 %SeaTac, WA64.2Ellensburg, WA: 61.7 %Ellensburg, WA61.7Federal Way, WA: 61.4 %Federal Way, WA61.4Lynnwood, WA: 61.3 %Lynnwood, WA61.3Woodinville, WA: 60 %Woodinville, WA60Olympia, WA: 59.6 %Olympia, WA59.6Airway Heights, WA: 59.2 %Airway Heights, WA59.2Lake Stevens, WA: 59.1 %Lake Stevens, WA59.1Port Angeles, WA: 58.9 %Port Angeles, WA58.9Ferndale, WA: 58.8 %Ferndale, WA58.8Centralia, WA: 58.2 %Centralia, WA58.2University Place, WA: 58 %University Place, WA58Bremerton, WA: 58 %Bremerton, WA58Lacey, WA: 57.9 %Lacey, WA57.9Kennewick, WA: 56.6 %Kennewick, WA56.6Mount Vernon, WA: 56.1 %Mount Vernon, WA56.1Port Townsend, WA: 56 %Port Townsend, WA56Cheney, WA: 56 %Cheney, WA56Auburn, WA: 55.9 %Auburn, WA55.9Ridgefield, WA: 55.7 %Ridgefield, WA55.7Shoreline, WA: 55.7 %Shoreline, WA55.7Snohomish, WA: 55.5 %Snohomish, WA55.5Kenmore, WA: 55.5 %Kenmore, WA55.5Everett, WA: 55.3 %Everett, WA55.3Arlington, WA: 55 %Arlington, WA55Kent, WA: 54.9 %Kent, WA54.9Tacoma, WA: 54.9 %Tacoma, WA54.9Walla Walla, WA: 54.9 %Walla Walla, WA54.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 54.8 %Sedro-Woolley, WA54.8Gig Harbor, WA: 54.8 %Gig Harbor, WA54.8Marysville, WA: 54.7 %Marysville, WA54.7Tukwila, WA: 54.4 %Tukwila, WA54.4Mukilteo, WA: 54.4 %Mukilteo, WA54.4Longview, WA: 54.3 %Longview, WA54.3Washougal, WA: 54.1 %Washougal, WA54.1Renton, WA: 53.9 %Renton, WA53.9Des Moines, WA: 69.4 %Des Moines, WA69.4Burlington, WA: 69 %Burlington, WA69Bellingham, WA: 64.8 %Bellingham, WA64.8Pullman, WA: 64.5 %Pullman, WA64.5SeaTac, WA: 64.2 %SeaTac, WA64.2Ellensburg, WA: 61.7 %Ellensburg, WA61.7Federal Way, WA: 61.4 %Federal Way, WA61.4Lynnwood, WA: 61.3 %Lynnwood, WA61.3Woodinville, WA: 60 %Woodinville, WA60Olympia, WA: 59.6 %Olympia, WA59.6Airway Heights, WA: 59.2 %Airway Heights, WA59.2Lake Stevens, WA: 59.1 %Lake Stevens, WA59.1Port Angeles, WA: 58.9 %Port Angeles, WA58.9Ferndale, WA: 58.8 %Ferndale, WA58.8Centralia, WA: 58.2 %Centralia, WA58.2University Place, WA: 58 %University Place, WA58Bremerton, WA: 58 %Bremerton, WA58Lacey, WA: 57.9 %Lacey, WA57.9Kennewick, WA: 56.6 %Kennewick, WA56.6Mount Vernon, WA: 56.1 %Mount Vernon, WA56.1Port Townsend, WA: 56 %Port Townsend, WA56Cheney, WA: 56 %Cheney, WA56Auburn, WA: 55.9 %Auburn, WA55.9Ridgefield, WA: 55.7 %Ridgefield, WA55.7Shoreline, WA: 55.7 %Shoreline, WA55.7Snohomish, WA: 55.5 %Snohomish, WA55.5Kenmore, WA: 55.5 %Kenmore, WA55.5Everett, WA: 55.3 %Everett, WA55.3Arlington, WA: 55 %Arlington, WA55Kent, WA: 54.9 %Kent, WA54.9Tacoma, WA: 54.9 %Tacoma, WA54.9Walla Walla, WA: 54.9 %Walla Walla, WA54.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 54.8 %Sedro-Woolley, WA54.8Gig Harbor, WA: 54.8 %Gig Harbor, WA54.8Marysville, WA: 54.7 %Marysville, WA54.7Tukwila, WA: 54.4 %Tukwila, WA54.4Mukilteo, WA: 54.4 %Mukilteo, WA54.4Longview, WA: 54.3 %Longview, WA54.3Washougal, WA: 54.1 %Washougal, WA54.1Renton, WA: 53.9 %Renton, WA53.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Des Moines, WA69.4+0.7 pts
2Burlington, WA69+6.8 pts
3Bellingham, WA64.8+1.2 pts
4Pullman, WA64.5+0.4 pts
5SeaTac, WA64.2+6.7 pts
6Ellensburg, WA61.7+1 pts
7Federal Way, WA61.4+1.8 pts
8Lynnwood, WA61.3+1.5 pts
9Woodinville, WA60+1.6 pts
10Olympia, WA59.6+0.3 pts
11Airway Heights, WA59.2+7.1 pts
12Lake Stevens, WA59.1+1.7 pts
13Port Angeles, WA58.9+3.3 pts
14Ferndale, WA58.80 pts
15Centralia, WA58.2+1.3 pts
16University Place, WA58+1.2 pts
17Bremerton, WA58+3 pts
18Lacey, WA57.9+2.5 pts
19Kennewick, WA56.6-0.2 pts
20Mount Vernon, WA56.1+0.3 pts
21Port Townsend, WA56+3.8 pts
22Cheney, WA56-3.4 pts
23Auburn, WA55.9+1.7 pts
24Ridgefield, WA55.7+3 pts
25Shoreline, WA55.7+0.5 pts
26Snohomish, WA55.5+3.9 pts
27Kenmore, WA55.5+6.6 pts
28Everett, WA55.3-0.5 pts
29Arlington, WA55+2.8 pts
30Kent, WA54.9-0.3 pts
31Tacoma, WA54.9+1.4 pts
31Walla Walla, WA54.9+3 pts
33Sedro-Woolley, WA54.8-7 pts
34Gig Harbor, WA54.8+1.8 pts
35Marysville, WA54.7+1.4 pts
36Tukwila, WA54.4+5.8 pts
37Mukilteo, WA54.4-0.2 pts
38Longview, WA54.3+3.2 pts
39Washougal, WA54.1+0.7 pts
40Renton, WA53.9-1 pts
41Port Orchard, WA53.8-6.2 pts
42Vancouver, WA53.7+0.6 pts
43Oak Harbor, WA53.3-3 pts
44Edgewood, WA53.3+6.1 pts
45Spokane, WA52.9-0.2 pts
46Lakewood, WA52.8-1.3 pts
47Aberdeen, WA52.8+2.5 pts
48Pasco, WA52.7+0.3 pts
49Fife, WA52.5+0.2 pts
50Spokane Valley, WA52.3+2.1 pts
51Burien, WA51.8-1.4 pts
51Shelton, WA51.8-2.4 pts
53Bothell, WA51.2+1.1 pts
54Maple Valley, WA51.2-3.6 pts
55Newcastle, WA50.6+4.1 pts
56Lynden, WA50.5-1.1 pts
57Monroe, WA50.3+7.8 pts
58Tumwater, WA49.8+2.1 pts
59Covington, WA49.7-3.4 pts
60Puyallup, WA49.5+1.9 pts
61Yakima, WA49.2+0.9 pts
62Anacortes, WA49+1.6 pts
63Bonney Lake, WA48.4-0.6 pts
64Moses Lake, WA48.3-2.9 pts
65Mill Creek, WA48-6.5 pts
66Mountlake Terrace, WA47.8-2.4 pts
67Poulsbo, WA47.7-4.3 pts
68Kelso, WA47.5-8.4 pts
69Enumclaw, WA47.4-5.2 pts
70West Richland, WA47+6.3 pts
71Yelm, WA46.9-0.6 pts
72Sumner, WA46.7+7.9 pts
73Lake Forest Park, WA46.5-1.7 pts
74East Wenatchee, WA46.1+4.4 pts
75Mercer Island, WA45.5-2 pts
76Edmonds, WA45.3-2.9 pts
77Liberty Lake, WA44.5-4.1 pts
78Camas, WA44.4+6 pts
79Seattle, WA43.9+0.1 pts
80Kirkland, WA43.7+1.3 pts
81Sammamish, WA43.6+2.2 pts
82Wenatchee, WA43.2-1 pts
83Sunnyside, WA42.6-5.4 pts
84Bainbridge Island, WA42+3.2 pts
85Battle Ground, WA40.4+2.4 pts
86Issaquah, WA39.3-0.8 pts
87Richland, WA39.2+0.6 pts
88Bellevue, WA35.7+0.8 pts
89Redmond, WA35.6+1.9 pts
90Grandview, WA34-3.4 pts
91Snoqualmie, WA31.9-3.9 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Des Moines, WA, with 69.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Snoqualmie, WA, with 31.9% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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