FMRFinder

Washington fair market rent by county

Washington · FY2027 · 39 listed places · 35 HUD FMR areas

$1,467median 2BR

From $1,058 in Ferry County to $2,549 in King County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +4.7% · 26 up, 13 down · largest Pend Oreille County +18.1% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $101,960 a year in King County and $42,320 in Ferry County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$1,048$41,920$20.15
1 bedroom$1,121$44,840$21.56
2 bedrooms$1,467$58,680$28.21
3 bedrooms$1,989$79,560$38.25
4 bedrooms$2,337$93,480$44.94

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Washington places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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