2006 Fair Market Rent in Washington

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Washington:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$451	$516	$644	$900	$1,017
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Washington (WA) has the 20th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Washington ranges from $551 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Lewiston, ID-WA MSA to $840 for a 2-bedroom unit in Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2006, the Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area (King County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $612 per month and $1,450 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Washington is $644 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Washington is around 5,894,121 people. So, there are around 884,118 people in Washington who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Washington. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Washington Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Washington

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adams County	$366	$436	$559	$750	$774	16,428
Asotin County Metro	$424	$440	$551	$782	$953	20,551
Benton County Metro	$457	$498	$625	$845	$1,001	142,475
Chelan County Metro	$469	$497	$628	$847	$975	66,616
Clallam County	$414	$458	$596	$871	$898	64,525
Clark County Metro	$539	$625	$723	$1,053	$1,265	345,238
Columbia County	$377	$440	$581	$785	$937	4,064
Cowlitz County Metro	$403	$506	$588	$857	$977	92,948
Douglas County Metro	$469	$497	$628	$847	$975	32,603
Ferry County	$366	$433	$559	$750	$774	7,260
Franklin County Metro	$457	$498	$625	$845	$1,001	49,347
Garfield County	$377	$440	$581	$785	$937	2,397
Grant County	$372	$443	$573	$774	$795	74,698
Grays Harbor County	$378	$444	$583	$821	$844	67,194
Island County	$538	$540	$651	$947	$1,143	71,558
Jefferson County	$472	$579	$708	$1,029	$1,059	25,953
King County Metro	$612	$698	$840	$1,187	$1,450	1,737,034
Kitsap County Metro	$555	$623	$767	$1,098	$1,199	231,969
Kittitas County	$422	$492	$648	$868	$901	33,362
Klickitat County	$488	$495	$588	$826	$850	19,161
Lewis County	$408	$522	$627	$838	$876	68,600
Lincoln County	$366	$433	$559	$750	$774	10,184
Mason County	$459	$540	$647	$884	$1,047	49,405
Okanogan County	$406	$489	$575	$787	$866	39,564
Pacific County	$401	$432	$566	$803	$834	20,984
Pend Oreille County	$366	$433	$559	$750	$774	11,732
Pierce County Metro	$532	$621	$774	$1,128	$1,269	700,820
San Juan County	$578	$621	$768	$1,104	$1,348	14,077
Skagit County Metro	$516	$638	$792	$1,083	$1,352	102,979
Skamania County Metro	$539	$625	$723	$1,053	$1,265	9,872
Snohomish County Metro	$612	$698	$840	$1,187	$1,450	606,024
Spokane County Metro	$411	$481	$634	$870	$987	417,939
Stevens County	$363	$437	$558	$764	$835	40,066
Thurston County Metro	$522	$586	$749	$1,088	$1,315	207,355
Wahkiakum County	$406	$504	$589	$858	$984	3,824
Walla Walla County	$377	$440	$581	$835	$861	55,180
Whatcom County Metro	$517	$571	$716	$1,045	$1,177	166,814
Whitman County	$408	$449	$583	$823	$1,008	40,740
Yakima County Metro	$436	$511	$661	$871	$918	222,581

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