2012 Fair Market Rent in Washington

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Washington:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$535	$612	$763	$1,067	$1,207
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Washington (WA) has the 18th highest rent in the country out of 54 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 $763 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	$385	$459	$588	$789	$814	16,428
Asotin County Metro	$479	$498	$623	$885	$1,078	20,551
Benton County Metro	$549	$599	$751	$1,015	$1,203	142,475
Chelan County Metro	$545	$577	$729	$983	$1,132	66,616
Clallam County	$540	$598	$777	$1,135	$1,170	64,525
Clark County Metro	$665	$771	$891	$1,297	$1,558	345,238
Columbia County	$379	$443	$584	$789	$941	4,064
Cowlitz County Metro	$478	$601	$698	$1,017	$1,159	92,948
Douglas County Metro	$545	$577	$729	$983	$1,132	32,603
Ferry County	$382	$452	$584	$784	$808	7,260
Franklin County Metro	$549	$599	$751	$1,015	$1,203	49,347
Garfield County	$379	$443	$584	$789	$941	2,397
Grant County	$392	$466	$603	$815	$836	74,698
Grays Harbor County	$446	$523	$687	$967	$994	67,194
Island County	$743	$744	$898	$1,307	$1,577	71,558
Jefferson County	$587	$720	$880	$1,280	$1,316	25,953
King County Metro	$800	$912	$1,098	$1,551	$1,895	1,737,034
Kitsap County Metro	$678	$760	$936	$1,339	$1,463	231,969
Kittitas County	$517	$603	$794	$1,064	$1,104	33,362
Klickitat County	$509	$516	$613	$861	$886	19,161
Lewis County	$494	$631	$759	$1,014	$1,060	68,600
Lincoln County	$438	$518	$669	$898	$926	10,184
Mason County	$559	$657	$788	$1,076	$1,275	49,405
Okanogan County	$456	$550	$646	$884	$973	39,564
Pacific County	$487	$525	$688	$976	$1,014	20,984
Pend Oreille County	$426	$505	$652	$875	$902	11,732
Pierce County Metro	$638	$745	$929	$1,354	$1,523	700,820
San Juan County	$696	$748	$925	$1,329	$1,623	14,077
Skagit County Metro	$599	$742	$920	$1,259	$1,570	102,979
Skamania County Metro	$665	$771	$891	$1,297	$1,558	9,872
Snohomish County Metro	$800	$912	$1,098	$1,551	$1,895	606,024
Spokane County Metro	$489	$573	$755	$1,037	$1,176	417,939
Stevens County	$421	$507	$648	$888	$969	40,066
Thurston County Metro	$626	$703	$898	$1,304	$1,577	207,355
Wahkiakum County	$483	$600	$701	$1,021	$1,171	3,824
Walla Walla County	$463	$540	$713	$1,025	$1,057	55,180
Whatcom County Metro	$614	$677	$850	$1,240	$1,397	166,814
Whitman County	$501	$552	$716	$1,010	$1,238	40,740
Yakima County Metro	$460	$540	$698	$919	$970	222,581

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