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

All 91 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Des Moines, WA | 69.4 |
| 2 | Burlington, WA | 69 |
| 3 | Bellingham, WA | 64.8 |
| 4 | Pullman, WA | 64.5 |
| 5 | SeaTac, WA | 64.2 |
| 6 | Ellensburg, WA | 61.7 |
| 7 | Federal Way, WA | 61.4 |
| 8 | Lynnwood, WA | 61.3 |
| 9 | Woodinville, WA | 60 |
| 10 | Olympia, WA | 59.6 |
| 11 | Airway Heights, WA | 59.2 |
| 12 | Lake Stevens, WA | 59.1 |
| 13 | Port Angeles, WA | 58.9 |
| 14 | Ferndale, WA | 58.8 |
| 15 | Centralia, WA | 58.2 |
| 16 | University Place, WA | 58 |
| 17 | Bremerton, WA | 58 |
| 18 | Lacey, WA | 57.9 |
| 19 | Kennewick, WA | 56.6 |
| 20 | Mount Vernon, WA | 56.1 |
| 21 | Port Townsend, WA | 56 |
| 22 | Cheney, WA | 56 |
| 23 | Auburn, WA | 55.9 |
| 24 | Ridgefield, WA | 55.7 |
| 25 | Shoreline, WA | 55.7 |
| 26 | Snohomish, WA | 55.5 |
| 27 | Kenmore, WA | 55.5 |
| 28 | Everett, WA | 55.3 |
| 29 | Arlington, WA | 55 |
| 30 | Kent, WA | 54.9 |
| 31 | Tacoma, WA | 54.9 |
| 31 | Walla Walla, WA | 54.9 |
| 33 | Sedro-Woolley, WA | 54.8 |
| 34 | Gig Harbor, WA | 54.8 |
| 35 | Marysville, WA | 54.7 |
| 36 | Tukwila, WA | 54.4 |
| 37 | Mukilteo, WA | 54.4 |
| 38 | Longview, WA | 54.3 |
| 39 | Washougal, WA | 54.1 |
| 40 | Renton, WA | 53.9 |
| 41 | Port Orchard, WA | 53.8 |
| 42 | Vancouver, WA | 53.7 |
| 43 | Oak Harbor, WA | 53.3 |
| 44 | Edgewood, WA | 53.3 |
| 45 | Spokane, WA | 52.9 |
| 46 | Lakewood, WA | 52.8 |
| 47 | Aberdeen, WA | 52.8 |
| 48 | Pasco, WA | 52.7 |
| 49 | Fife, WA | 52.5 |
| 50 | Spokane Valley, WA | 52.3 |
| 51 | Burien, WA | 51.8 |
| 51 | Shelton, WA | 51.8 |
| 53 | Bothell, WA | 51.2 |
| 54 | Maple Valley, WA | 51.2 |
| 55 | Newcastle, WA | 50.6 |
| 56 | Lynden, WA | 50.5 |
| 57 | Monroe, WA | 50.3 |
| 58 | Tumwater, WA | 49.8 |
| 59 | Covington, WA | 49.7 |
| 60 | Puyallup, WA | 49.5 |
| 61 | Yakima, WA | 49.2 |
| 62 | Anacortes, WA | 49 |
| 63 | Bonney Lake, WA | 48.4 |
| 64 | Moses Lake, WA | 48.3 |
| 65 | Mill Creek, WA | 48 |
| 66 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | 47.8 |
| 67 | Poulsbo, WA | 47.7 |
| 68 | Kelso, WA | 47.5 |
| 69 | Enumclaw, WA | 47.4 |
| 70 | West Richland, WA | 47 |
| 71 | Yelm, WA | 46.9 |
| 72 | Sumner, WA | 46.7 |
| 73 | Lake Forest Park, WA | 46.5 |
| 74 | East Wenatchee, WA | 46.1 |
| 75 | Mercer Island, WA | 45.5 |
| 76 | Edmonds, WA | 45.3 |
| 77 | Liberty Lake, WA | 44.5 |
| 78 | Camas, WA | 44.4 |
| 79 | Seattle, WA | 43.9 |
| 80 | Kirkland, WA | 43.7 |
| 81 | Sammamish, WA | 43.6 |
| 82 | Wenatchee, WA | 43.2 |
| 83 | Sunnyside, WA | 42.6 |
| 84 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 42 |
| 85 | Battle Ground, WA | 40.4 |
| 86 | Issaquah, WA | 39.3 |
| 87 | Richland, WA | 39.2 |
| 88 | Bellevue, WA | 35.7 |
| 89 | Redmond, WA | 35.6 |
| 90 | Grandview, WA | 34 |
| 91 | Snoqualmie, WA | 31.9 |