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

Des Moines, WA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 91 cities in 2022, at 67.1%. Redmond, WA had the lowest, at 33.5%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for Washington was 48.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.1Des Moines, WA
Lowest33.5Redmond, WA
Median50.691 cities
Washington48.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Des Moines, WA: 67.1 %Des Moines, WA67.1Pullman, WA: 65.2 %Pullman, WA65.2Bellingham, WA: 61.3 %Bellingham, WA61.3Sedro-Woolley, WA: 61.1 %Sedro-Woolley, WA61.1Ellensburg, WA: 60.7 %Ellensburg, WA60.7Cheney, WA: 60.6 %Cheney, WA60.6Burlington, WA: 60.5 %Burlington, WA60.5Port Orchard, WA: 60.5 %Port Orchard, WA60.5Lynnwood, WA: 60.1 %Lynnwood, WA60.1Lake Stevens, WA: 59.8 %Lake Stevens, WA59.8Kennewick, WA: 59.6 %Kennewick, WA59.6Woodinville, WA: 59.1 %Woodinville, WA59.1Airway Heights, WA: 58.8 %Airway Heights, WA58.8Ferndale, WA: 58.6 %Ferndale, WA58.6Federal Way, WA: 58.2 %Federal Way, WA58.2Mount Vernon, WA: 57.6 %Mount Vernon, WA57.6Kelso, WA: 57.4 %Kelso, WA57.4Olympia, WA: 56.5 %Olympia, WA56.5Port Angeles, WA: 56.4 %Port Angeles, WA56.4Shelton, WA: 56.3 %Shelton, WA56.3Lacey, WA: 56.2 %Lacey, WA56.2Shoreline, WA: 55.9 %Shoreline, WA55.9Walla Walla, WA: 55.7 %Walla Walla, WA55.7Oak Harbor, WA: 55.5 %Oak Harbor, WA55.5University Place, WA: 55.4 %University Place, WA55.4Bremerton, WA: 55.1 %Bremerton, WA55.1SeaTac, WA: 54.5 %SeaTac, WA54.5Everett, WA: 54 %Everett, WA54Lakewood, WA: 54 %Lakewood, WA54Tacoma, WA: 53.7 %Tacoma, WA53.7Covington, WA: 53.2 %Covington, WA53.2Vancouver, WA: 53.1 %Vancouver, WA53.1Centralia, WA: 53.1 %Centralia, WA53.1Burien, WA: 53.1 %Burien, WA53.1Mill Creek, WA: 52.9 %Mill Creek, WA52.9Auburn, WA: 52.7 %Auburn, WA52.7Gig Harbor, WA: 52.5 %Gig Harbor, WA52.5Tumwater, WA: 52.3 %Tumwater, WA52.3Kent, WA: 52.1 %Kent, WA52.1Mukilteo, WA: 51.6 %Mukilteo, WA51.6Des Moines, WA: 67.1 %Des Moines, WA67.1Pullman, WA: 65.2 %Pullman, WA65.2Bellingham, WA: 61.3 %Bellingham, WA61.3Sedro-Woolley, WA: 61.1 %Sedro-Woolley, WA61.1Ellensburg, WA: 60.7 %Ellensburg, WA60.7Cheney, WA: 60.6 %Cheney, WA60.6Burlington, WA: 60.5 %Burlington, WA60.5Port Orchard, WA: 60.5 %Port Orchard, WA60.5Lynnwood, WA: 60.1 %Lynnwood, WA60.1Lake Stevens, WA: 59.8 %Lake Stevens, WA59.8Kennewick, WA: 59.6 %Kennewick, WA59.6Woodinville, WA: 59.1 %Woodinville, WA59.1Airway Heights, WA: 58.8 %Airway Heights, WA58.8Ferndale, WA: 58.6 %Ferndale, WA58.6Federal Way, WA: 58.2 %Federal Way, WA58.2Mount Vernon, WA: 57.6 %Mount Vernon, WA57.6Kelso, WA: 57.4 %Kelso, WA57.4Olympia, WA: 56.5 %Olympia, WA56.5Port Angeles, WA: 56.4 %Port Angeles, WA56.4Shelton, WA: 56.3 %Shelton, WA56.3Lacey, WA: 56.2 %Lacey, WA56.2Shoreline, WA: 55.9 %Shoreline, WA55.9Walla Walla, WA: 55.7 %Walla Walla, WA55.7Oak Harbor, WA: 55.5 %Oak Harbor, WA55.5University Place, WA: 55.4 %University Place, WA55.4Bremerton, WA: 55.1 %Bremerton, WA55.1SeaTac, WA: 54.5 %SeaTac, WA54.5Everett, WA: 54 %Everett, WA54Lakewood, WA: 54 %Lakewood, WA54Tacoma, WA: 53.7 %Tacoma, WA53.7Covington, WA: 53.2 %Covington, WA53.2Vancouver, WA: 53.1 %Vancouver, WA53.1Centralia, WA: 53.1 %Centralia, WA53.1Burien, WA: 53.1 %Burien, WA53.1Mill Creek, WA: 52.9 %Mill Creek, WA52.9Auburn, WA: 52.7 %Auburn, WA52.7Gig Harbor, WA: 52.5 %Gig Harbor, WA52.5Tumwater, WA: 52.3 %Tumwater, WA52.3Kent, WA: 52.1 %Kent, WA52.1Mukilteo, WA: 51.6 %Mukilteo, WA51.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Des Moines, WA67.1+4 pts
2Pullman, WA65.2-1.2 pts
3Bellingham, WA61.3+0.5 pts
4Sedro-Woolley, WA61.1+9.3 pts
5Ellensburg, WA60.7+1.4 pts
6Cheney, WA60.6+0.3 pts
7Burlington, WA60.5+2.7 pts
8Port Orchard, WA60.5+0.8 pts
9Lynnwood, WA60.1-1.2 pts
10Lake Stevens, WA59.8+3.5 pts
11Kennewick, WA59.6+1.6 pts
12Woodinville, WA59.1+7.6 pts
13Airway Heights, WA58.8+3.8 pts
14Ferndale, WA58.6+0.2 pts
15Federal Way, WA58.2-0.7 pts
16Mount Vernon, WA57.6+0.5 pts
17Kelso, WA57.4-2.3 pts
18Olympia, WA56.5+0.9 pts
19Port Angeles, WA56.4+1 pts
20Shelton, WA56.3-2 pts
21Lacey, WA56.2-0.6 pts
22Shoreline, WA55.9-2 pts
23Walla Walla, WA55.7+0.8 pts
24Oak Harbor, WA55.5+1.4 pts
25University Place, WA55.4+4.1 pts
26Bremerton, WA55.1+1.2 pts
27SeaTac, WA54.5+3.3 pts
28Everett, WA54+0.6 pts
28Lakewood, WA54+1.8 pts
30Tacoma, WA53.7+1.3 pts
31Covington, WA53.2-2.8 pts
32Vancouver, WA53.10 pts
33Centralia, WA53.1+3.4 pts
34Burien, WA53.1+0.8 pts
35Mill Creek, WA52.9+6.1 pts
36Auburn, WA52.7-0.3 pts
37Gig Harbor, WA52.5+3.4 pts
38Tumwater, WA52.3+2.9 pts
39Kent, WA52.1-1.1 pts
40Mukilteo, WA51.6+0.6 pts
41Fife, WA51.3+3.5 pts
42Spokane, WA51.3+0.9 pts
43Pasco, WA51.1-0.8 pts
44Renton, WA51+0.3 pts
45Poulsbo, WA50.9-0.1 pts
46Spokane Valley, WA50.6+0.6 pts
47Lynden, WA50.6+1.8 pts
48Marysville, WA50.5-0.7 pts
49Puyallup, WA50.5-2.2 pts
50Kenmore, WA50.5+3 pts
51Aberdeen, WA50.4-2.2 pts
52Longview, WA50.3-0 pts
52Mercer Island, WA50.3-1.1 pts
54Liberty Lake, WA50.1+3 pts
55Enumclaw, WA49.6+0.4 pts
56Maple Valley, WA49.4+0.2 pts
57Yakima, WA48.9+1.3 pts
58Edmonds, WA48.8+0.9 pts
59Lake Forest Park, WA48.5+0.4 pts
59Moses Lake, WA48.5+1.9 pts
61Bothell, WA48.2+2.5 pts
62Tukwila, WA48.1+1 pts
63Mountlake Terrace, WA48.1+1.5 pts
64Port Townsend, WA48-4.6 pts
65Sumner, WA47.8-1.9 pts
66Arlington, WA47.7-0.6 pts
67Snohomish, WA46.9+5.9 pts
68Anacortes, WA46.7+2.5 pts
69Ridgefield, WA45.9-4.5 pts
70Newcastle, WA45.6-4 pts
71Washougal, WA45.1+0.3 pts
72Monroe, WA44.6+5.5 pts
73Seattle, WA44.2+0.1 pts
74Sunnyside, WA43.9+3 pts
75Wenatchee, WA43.5+1.7 pts
76Bonney Lake, WA42.5+2.5 pts
77Kirkland, WA42+0.9 pts
78Edgewood, WA41.2+4.9 pts
79Sammamish, WA41+3 pts
80Issaquah, WA40.9+0.1 pts
81Yelm, WA40.1-8.7 pts
82East Wenatchee, WA37.7+2.9 pts
83Camas, WA36.4-6.9 pts
84Battle Ground, WA36.2+1.2 pts
85Bainbridge Island, WA36.1+3.1 pts
86Snoqualmie, WA35.6-4.2 pts
87Richland, WA34.4+0.8 pts
88Bellevue, WA34.4+0.5 pts
89West Richland, WA34.3+5 pts
90Grandview, WA34.1+0.6 pts
91Redmond, WA33.5+1 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Des Moines, WA, with 67.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Redmond, WA, with 33.5% in 2022.

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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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