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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Washington:
$523 $600 $751 $1,051 $1,180
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Washington (WA) has the 37th highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Washington ranges from $584 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Columbia County, WA to $1,098 for a 2-bedroom unit in Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area (King County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $800 per month and $1,895 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 $751 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Washington is around 5,196,275 people. So, there are around 779,441 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
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Adams County, WA $385 $459 $588 $789 $814 16,428
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA Metro $479 $498 $623 $885 $1,078 20,551
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA Metro $549 $599 $751 $1,015 $1,203 142,475
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA Metro $545 $577 $729 $983 $1,132 66,616
Clallam County, WA $540 $598 $777 $1,135 $1,170 64,525
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA Metro $665 $771 $891 $1,297 $1,558 345,238
Columbia County, WA $379 $443 $584 $789 $941 4,064
Longview, WA MSA Metro $478 $601 $698 $1,017 $1,159 92,948
Ferry County, WA $382 $452 $584 $784 $808 7,260
Garfield County, WA $379 $443 $584 $789 $941 2,397
Grant County, WA $392 $466 $603 $815 $836 74,698
Grays Harbor County, WA $446 $523 $687 $967 $994 67,194
Island County, WA $743 $744 $898 $1,307 $1,577 71,558
Jefferson County, WA $587 $720 $880 $1,280 $1,316 25,953
Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $800 $912 $1,098 $1,551 $1,895 1,737,034
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA Metro $678 $760 $936 $1,339 $1,463 231,969
Kittitas County, WA $517 $603 $794 $1,064 $1,104 33,362
Klickitat County, WA $509 $516 $613 $861 $886 19,161
Lewis County, WA $494 $631 $759 $1,014 $1,060 68,600
Lincoln County, WA $438 $518 $669 $898 $926 10,184
Mason County, WA $559 $657 $788 $1,076 $1,275 49,405
Okanogan County, WA $456 $550 $646 $884 $973 39,564
Pacific County, WA $487 $525 $688 $976 $1,014 20,984
Pend Oreille County, WA $426 $505 $652 $875 $902 11,732
Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $638 $745 $929 $1,354 $1,523 700,820
San Juan County, WA $696 $748 $925 $1,329 $1,623 14,077
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA Metro $599 $742 $920 $1,259 $1,570 102,979
Spokane, WA MSA Metro $489 $573 $755 $1,037 $1,176 417,939
Stevens County, WA $421 $507 $648 $888 $969 40,066
Olympia, WA MSA Metro $626 $703 $898 $1,304 $1,577 207,355
Wahkiakum County, WA $483 $600 $701 $1,021 $1,171 3,824
Walla Walla County, WA $463 $540 $713 $1,025 $1,057 55,180
Bellingham, WA MSA Metro $614 $677 $850 $1,240 $1,397 166,814
Whitman County, WA $501 $552 $716 $1,010 $1,238 40,740
Yakima, WA MSA Metro $460 $540 $698 $919 $970 222,581

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