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State data • Updated March 2026

Washington rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Washington cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Washington at a glance

$2,035Median city rent (ZORI)
5.1%Unemployment
2,632Permits / month
20Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Washington cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Duvall $3,400
Sammamish $3,127 +0.1%
Maple Valley $2,962 +2.9%
Bonney Lake $2,861 +3.5%
Lake Stevens $2,830 +0.2%
North Bend $2,814 +8.9%
Issaquah $2,782 -0.6%
Port Townsend $2,754
Newcastle $2,739 +0.4%
Mercer Island $2,706 +0.6%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Yakima $1,147 +2.9%
Spokane $1,475 +1.8%
Spokane Valley $1,552 +1.8%
Kennewick $1,596 +3.3%
Richland $1,663 +0.8%
Lakewood $1,711 +2.7%
Tacoma $1,766 +3.4%
Vancouver $1,770 +1.0%
Burien $1,777 -0.1%
Pasco $1,820 +2.0%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Washington cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Washington

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