HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Washington by county (FY 2027)
Washington has 39 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,467. The highest is King County at $2,549, the lowest Ferry County at $1,058.
Median 2BR
$1,467
Highest 2BR
$2,549
King County
Lowest 2BR
$1,058
Ferry County
Counties
39
19 in metro areas
19 of the 39 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 20 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Washington median of $1,467 is about 38% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 39 of the 39 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 7% from FY 2026. 26 counties went up, 13 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King County | Metro | $2,091 | $2,180 | $2,549 | $3,324 | $3,954 | +1.9% | 2,287,171 |
| Snohomish County | Metro | $2,091 | $2,180 | $2,549 | $3,324 | $3,954 | +1.9% | 844,430 |
| Pierce County | Metro | $1,491 | $1,682 | $2,064 | $2,849 | $3,219 | +4.7% | 930,319 |
| San Juan County | Rural | $1,408 | $1,546 | $2,022 | $2,647 | $2,657 | +14.8% | 18,478 |
| Kitsap County | Metro | $1,370 | $1,535 | $1,967 | $2,637 | $2,804 | -3.2% | 277,881 |
| Thurston County | Metro | $1,586 | $1,656 | $1,946 | $2,541 | $3,141 | -0.7% | 299,067 |
| Clark County | Metro | $1,527 | $1,633 | $1,878 | $2,550 | $3,069 | -2.3% | 516,959 |
| Skamania County | Metro | $1,527 | $1,633 | $1,878 | $2,550 | $3,069 | -2.3% | 12,402 |
| Whatcom County | Metro | $1,489 | $1,529 | $1,872 | $2,545 | $3,129 | +4.3% | 230,503 |
| Island County | Rural | $1,270 | $1,459 | $1,824 | $2,501 | $2,987 | +9.2% | 86,836 |
| Skagit County | Metro | $1,162 | $1,275 | $1,668 | $2,310 | $2,578 | -3.0% | 131,328 |
| Kittitas County | Rural | $1,152 | $1,267 | $1,655 | $2,292 | $2,766 | +13.8% | 47,172 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | $1,232 | $1,341 | $1,588 | $2,199 | $2,654 | +16.2% | 33,577 |
| Mason County | Rural | $1,147 | $1,202 | $1,572 | $2,177 | $2,320 | +16.1% | 67,982 |
| Walla Walla County | Metro | $1,127 | $1,193 | $1,561 | $2,154 | $2,609 | +0.7% | 62,161 |
| Spokane County | Metro | $1,116 | $1,173 | $1,494 | $2,047 | $2,497 | -2.4% | 549,056 |
| Benton County | Metro | $1,094 | $1,230 | $1,487 | $2,051 | $2,341 | -3.3% | 212,905 |
| Franklin County | Metro | $1,094 | $1,230 | $1,487 | $2,051 | $2,341 | -3.3% | 98,902 |
| Chelan County | Metro | $1,048 | $1,121 | $1,467 | $1,989 | $2,452 | -2.2% | 80,172 |
| Douglas County | Metro | $1,048 | $1,121 | $1,467 | $1,989 | $2,452 | -2.2% | 44,366 |
| Klickitat County | Rural | $1,008 | $1,106 | $1,447 | $1,888 | $1,965 | +8.3% | 23,411 |
| Lewis County | Rural | $999 | $1,097 | $1,435 | $1,870 | $2,177 | +12.2% | 85,154 |
| Clallam County | Rural | $1,000 | $1,098 | $1,429 | $1,973 | $2,289 | +12.9% | 77,813 |
| Cowlitz County | Metro | $974 | $1,124 | $1,398 | $1,936 | $2,337 | -3.7% | 112,360 |
| Grant County | Rural | $1,034 | $1,040 | $1,361 | $1,850 | $2,275 | +10.5% | 101,799 |
| Grays Harbor County | Rural | $937 | $1,045 | $1,345 | $1,862 | $2,123 | +10.6% | 77,053 |
| Yakima County | Metro | $997 | $1,004 | $1,313 | $1,818 | $2,049 | -4.4% | 257,152 |
| Pend Oreille County | Rural | $904 | $992 | $1,298 | $1,674 | $2,170 | +18.1% | 14,050 |
| Pacific County | Rural | $893 | $1,028 | $1,282 | $1,775 | $2,143 | +13.1% | 23,994 |
| Whitman County | Rural | $884 | $1,001 | $1,269 | $1,757 | $2,121 | +8.6% | 47,003 |
| Adams County | Rural | $879 | $965 | $1,262 | $1,747 | $2,109 | +11.4% | 20,800 |
| Asotin County | Metro | $938 | $943 | $1,234 | $1,709 | $2,028 | +1.1% | 22,467 |
| Okanogan County | Rural | $862 | $946 | $1,202 | $1,664 | $1,706 | +15.2% | 43,425 |
| Columbia County | Rural | $829 | $1,093 | $1,190 | $1,648 | $1,989 | +13.1% | 4,014 |
| Wahkiakum County | Rural | $824 | $1,066 | $1,183 | $1,638 | $1,977 | +4.0% | 4,658 |
| Garfield County | Rural | $796 | $874 | $1,143 | $1,583 | $1,910 | +9.2% | 2,353 |
| Stevens County | Metro | $855 | $878 | $1,121 | $1,552 | $1,874 | -0.9% | 48,067 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | $760 | $950 | $1,091 | $1,511 | $1,824 | +6.9% | 11,489 |
| Ferry County | Rural | $737 | $809 | $1,058 | $1,465 | $1,768 | +8.7% | 7,387 |
39 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Washington's 39 counties is $1,467, ranging from $1,058 in Ferry County to $2,549 in King County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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